<P> Inland of them were three Siouan speaking tribes associated with a culture group called the Hokan Sioux, or Ancestral Sioux . This name supposedly derives from their belief that they are directly descended from the Hopewell culture . Broken into several smaller tribes, they were the Catawba, the Waccamaw Siouan & the Cheraw . It's difficult to say just how many existed, but the region also played host to the Keyauwee, Shakori & Sissipahaw, among others . The Saponi / Tutelo were also forced south by Iroquoian invaders during the Beaver Wars before returning to Virginia in the 18th century . During the colonial era, the Cheraw moved west & merged with other tribes . In the 19th century, the Catawba moved west and were consolidated with the Cherokee, despite keeping their own traditions alive long term . </P> <P> Inland of them were Muskogean tribes connected to the Mississippian culture, who later merged to form two nations--the Yuchi & the Yamasee . In 1715, the Siouan tribes aided the Yamasee to push the Yuchi out of North Carolina and across the Appalachian Mountains, to eastern Tennessee & Kentucky . Later, both tribes became part of the Creek Confederacy, which conquered the east coast & destroyed the three Spanish colonies of the region (although the Spanish later returned to reclaim Florida). The Yuchi survive today, among the Muscogee & the Yamasee primarily among the Seminole . </P> <P> Later, the Meherrin migrated south from Virginia & were settled on a reservation in northeast North Carolina . Due to early maps, the Iroquoian Nottoway may have also existed moreso on the Virginia - North Carolina border before migrating a little more northwest . They are noted as the Mangoag on a map by John Smith from 1606 . </P> <P> It is also believed that a little known tribe from West Virginia, known as the Canaragay, migrated into western North Carolina at some point . They either were the original nation of the Kanawha River region, (which would make them synonymous with the archaeological dig known as the Clover Phase) or were amalgamated from other tribes . Little is known as to their fate . They may have either merged with the Cherokee, or were also known as the Cherokee . </P>

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