Keeping the Circle: American Indian Identity in Eastern North Carolina, 1885-2004

by Christopher Arris Oakley

Book Overview

Keeping the Circle presents an overview of the modern history and identity of the Native peoples in twentieth-century North Carolina, including the Lumbees, the Tuscaroras, the Waccamaw Sioux, the Occaneechis, the Meherrins, the Haliwa-Saponis, and the Coharies. From the late 1800s until the 1930s, Native peoples in the eastern part of the state lived and farmed in small isolated communities. Although relatively insulated, they were acculturated,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080322253X
• ISBN13: 9780803222533
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"