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Early Lumbee History

Early Lumbee History. There are many theories regarding the origins of the Lumbee Indians of NC. Lumbee Origins. The Scottish first arrived to the Cape Fear Valley region in the early 1730s , They found English -speaking Indians living near the Lumbee River.

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Early Lumbee History

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  1. EarlyLumbee History

  2. There are many theories regarding the origins of the Lumbee Indians of NC Lumbee Origins • The Scottishfirst arrived to the Cape Fear Valley region in the early 1730s, • They found English-speaking Indians living near the Lumbee River

  3. These Indians lived in simple houses and farmed and lived like Europeans. Lumbee Origins

  4. The Red Men’s Lodge of the early 1900's • The Lumbee have no Indian language that links them to an American Indian tribe • Oral traditions and folklore link them to the survivors of the Lost Colony and other Indian tribes. Lumbee Origins

  5. Some historians theorize that the Lumbee are decedents of the intermarriage between survivors of the John White’s “Lost Colony” and the Hatteras Indians of the NC coast. The “Lost Colony” Theory John White’s Illustrations of the Hatteras Indians

  6. Supporting Facts • Similar surnames (last name) • Ex. Sampson, Brooks, Cooper, Sutton, Berry, Scott, and Harris (pg. 181) • Many Lumbees spoke pure old English until mid 1900’s • Many Lumbees have European physical characteristics(eyes, hair, skin etc.) The “Lost Colony” Theory

  7. Lumbeeare descendents of other American Indian tribes such as the Cherokee, the Tuscarora, and the Eastern Sioux (tribes such as the Cheraw, Winyah, Keyauwee, Santee, Pee Dee, and Waccamaw) Other Theories • It is likely that the Lumbee are descendents of peoples from many tribes of North Carolina, who moved to Robeson County to enjoy the isolation provided by the swamps of the Lumbee River.

  8. 1700s • John Herbert, the commissioner of Indian Affairs identified four Siouan-speaking communities as the Saraws, Pedee, Scavanos, and Wacomas. • In 1754, it was reported that there was an Indian settlement consisting of 50 families located on Drowning Creek (Lumbee/Lumber River) • The ancestors of the Lumbee were mainly Cheraw and related Siouan-speaking Indians who have lived in the area of what is now Robeson County since the 1700s

  9. Indians along the Lumbee River enjoyed a life of seclusion and self-sufficiency • The swamps gave the protection from enemies, plenty of fish and game, as well as fertile land to grow crops. The Lumbee River • The Indian remained in isolation throughout the 1600s. • This began to change in the 1700s with the coming of European settlers, who were looking to claim land

  10. In the 1700s, European settlers began to claim land along the Lumbee River • Because of Lumbees had many traits of European culture, relations with the settlers was very peaceful • Some Lumbees even fought on the side of the Patriots in the American Revolutionary War. • The Lumbees were accepted as free men in North Carolina until 1835… then the status of the Indians changed and a hero emerged Europeans Come to Lumbee Land

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