THIS ROANOKE - HATERAS TRIBE IS A DESCENDANT OF HISTORIC HATERAS , ROANOKE AND OTHER ALGONKIAN INDIANS OCCUPYING HATERAS AND ROANOKE ISLANDS AND PRIMARILY NEAR MANTECO, NORTH CAROLINA.
IT HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 150 FOLKS WHOSE ANCESTRAL LANGUAGE IS EXTINCT. IN 1759 GOVERNOR DOBBS GAVE THEM 200 ACRES NEAR BAXTON, NORTH CAROLINA. AFTER THE DEMISE OF TRIBAL LANDS. AFTER THE TRIBAL LANDS HAD BEEN BROKEN UP THE FAMILY GROUPS CONTINUED HERE SINCE PRE- EUROPEAN CONTACT.
IN 2003 THEY ORGANIZED ALGONQUIAN INDIANS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INCORPORATED. IT SERVED AS A COUNCIL FOR BOTH COMMUNITIES.
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