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The Catawba
== ﻿They had many names, which have survived as places in North Carolina, including Waxhaw and SaxaPahaw. The name Catawba was given to them by Juan Pardo. Because he heard them say something that sounds like kapatu, meaning that they lived "where the river divides". When a lack of resources forced the Sioux to migrate, some headed soth, other west. The catawba were distantly to the more famous catawba tribe of the Great Plains media type="custom" key="6960933" align="center"

The Cherokee

The Cherokee have been the most famous indian group in North Carolina history. They were famous most for there size and their location. Like the Tuscarora, they were kin to the Iroquois. The cherokee has been driven from their original homes after long years of fighting with the Iroquois. Each of the three principal groups spoke a different dialect. The Cherokee lacked clay to make much pottery. media type="custom" key="6960993" Algonquin Tribes

Along the coast lived small groups that spoke various of the Alqonquin language. This particular language was shared by villages and tribes all along the Atlantic coast, The Algonquins are the indians North Carolinians see. IT was also said that there corn was very white, faire, and well tasted.