Occaneechi

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The Occaneechi are a Native American people historically associated with the Piedmont region of Virginia and North Carolina, known for their role as traders and intermediaries among Eastern Woodlands tribes.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of North America
Native American people
state-recognized Native American tribe
alliedWith Virginia colonial government NERFINISHED
archaeologicalSite Fredricks site NERFINISHED
archaeologicalSiteLocation near Hillsborough, North Carolina
causeOfDecline displacement from homelands
epidemic diseases
warfare
conflictWith English colonists in Virginia
continent North America
culturalRegion Eastern Woodlands NERFINISHED
displacement moved south into North Carolina
documentedBy John Lawson NERFINISHED
Virginia colonial records NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicTradition Occaneechi heritage
Saponi heritage
headquartersLocation Hillsborough, North Carolina NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 17th century
18th century
historicalRegion North Carolina NERFINISHED
Piedmont region NERFINISHED
Virginia NERFINISHED
languageFamily Siouan languages NERFINISHED
mainSettlement Occaneechi Island NERFINISHED
mainSettlementLocation Roanoke River NERFINISHED
mainSettlementPresentDayLocation near Clarksville, Virginia
modernDescendantGroup Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation NERFINISHED
notableEvent Bacon's Rebellion NERFINISHED
populationTrend decline after European contact
recognizedBy State of North Carolina NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Monacan NERFINISHED
Saponi NERFINISHED
Tutelo NERFINISHED
other Eastern Siouan peoples
religion traditional Indigenous beliefs
role intermediaries among Eastern Woodlands tribes
traders
stateRecognitionYear 2002
tradeGoods European manufactured goods
deerskins
furs
tradingPartners English colonists
various Eastern Woodlands tribes
traditionalSubsistence fishing
hunting
maize agriculture

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Monacan relatedEthnicGroup Occaneechi