Waxhaw people

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Native American people indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands

The Waxhaw people were a Native American tribe of the Southeastern United States, historically living in what is now the border region of North and South Carolina and known for their early contact and conflicts with European colonists.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Waxhaw Native Americans	1
Waxhaw tribe	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American people ⓘ indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ
affectedBy	epidemic diseases after European contact ⓘ slave raids and warfare ⓘ
archaeologicalRegion	Piedmont archaeological sites of the Carolinas ⓘ
conflictWith	English colonists in Carolina ⓘ South Carolina militia NERFINISHED ⓘ
contactWith	English traders ⓘ Spanish explorers NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
countryNow	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturallyRelatedTo	Catawba people NERFINISHED ⓘ Cheraw people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugeree people NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalRegion	Mississippian-influenced chiefdoms ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	Southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
fate	largely dispersed by early 18th century ⓘ survivors likely absorbed into neighboring tribes ⓘ
historicalTerritory	area along the Catawba River ⓘ area around present-day Waxhaw, North Carolina ⓘ border region of present-day North Carolina and South Carolina ⓘ
housingType	wood and bark dwellings ⓘ
involvedIn	Tuscarora War NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamasee War NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	conflicts with European colonists ⓘ early contact with European colonists ⓘ
languageFamily	Siouan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameUsedIn	Waxhaw Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Waxhaw, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeTo	Piedmont region of the Carolinas ⓘ
populationTrend	decline in the early 18th century ⓘ
possibleSuccessorGroup	Catawba Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Southeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	indigenous Southeastern Woodlands spiritual practices ⓘ
socialOrganization	village-based communities ⓘ
stateNow	North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	pre-contact era to early 18th century ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence	gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting and fishing ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Waxhaws region → ethnonymOrigin → Waxhaw people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Waxhaw Native Americans

Waxhaws region → namedAfter → Waxhaw people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Waxhaw tribe