Pee Dee people

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The Pee Dee people are a Native American tribe historically located in the Pee Dee River region of the Carolinas, known for their distinct culture and influence on the area's history and place names.

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Pee Dee culture 1
Pee Dee people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribe
indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
affectedBy European colonization
disease epidemics after European contact
displacement from ancestral lands
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRevitalization efforts to maintain tribal identity in the Carolinas
efforts to preserve and revive traditions
culturalTrait distinct regional material culture in the Pee Dee River area
riverine settlement patterns
use of local river and wetland resources
cultureArea Southeastern United States NERFINISHED
demographicStatus small surviving Native community
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCulturalInfluenceOn regional identity of the Pee Dee area
toponyms in the Pee Dee River basin
hasNameVariant P.D. Indians NERFINISHED
Pedee people NERFINISHED
Peedee people NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod colonial era
pre-Columbian era
historicalRegion Carolinas NERFINISHED
North Carolina NERFINISHED
Pee Dee River region
South Carolina NERFINISHED
influenced regional place names in the Pee Dee River area
isNamesakeOf Pee Dee River NERFINISHED
Pee Dee region of South Carolina NERFINISHED
various counties and towns named Pee Dee in the Carolinas
languageFamily Eastern Siouan languages NERFINISHED
namedAfter Pee Dee River NERFINISHED
partOf Eastern Woodlands cultural area NERFINISHED
recognizedAs state-recognized tribe in South Carolina
relatedEthnicGroup Catawba people NERFINISHED
Cheraw people NERFINISHED
Waccamaw people NERFINISHED
religion indigenous spiritual practices
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
fishing
gathering wild foods
hunting
traditionalTerritoryIncludes coastal plain of the Carolinas
lower Pee Dee River valley

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Pee Dee River namedAfter Pee Dee people
Town Creek Indian Mound culture Pee Dee people
this entity surface form: Pee Dee culture