Historical Sketch Of The Indians Of Robeson County

Historical Sketch Of The Indians Of Robeson County

From inside the book:
"It is our purpose to state some facts relating to the Indians now residing in Robeson and adjoining counties in North Carolina. These peculiar and interesting people have been the subject of much historical research during the last half century."

The anthropologist John R. Swanton of the Smithsonian Institution tried to identify the origin of the ethnic group known as Croatan Indians since the late 19th century. Swanton posited that the multi-racial people were the descendants of Siouan-speaking peoples, of which the most prominent in the area were the Cheraw and Keyauwee. Some of his theories have been superseded by more recent evidence.This ethnic group now identifies as the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and has state recognition.

The Lumbee oral tradition says that they developed from Native American descendants, including refugees of other tribes, such as Tuscarora. They emerged as a people in the early 19th century through a process of ethnogenesis.

About the author:
Angus Wilton McLean (April 20, 1870 â€“ June 21, 1935) was a lawyer and banker who was the 56th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1925 to 1929. McLean also served as Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1920-1921.

He was born in Robeson County, North Carolina and educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a law degree in 1892.

This pre-1923 publication has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting process.

Country	USA
Author	A. W. McLean
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	United States of America Government Printing Office
Manufacturer	United States of America Government Printing Office
NumberOfPages	17
PublicationDate	2014-10-18
Publisher	United States of America Government Printing Office
ReleaseDate	2014-10-18
Studio	United States of America Government Printing Office

Historical Sketch Of The Indians Of Robeson County

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