Croatan

The Croatan are a small Native American group living in the coastal areas of what is now North Carolina. They might have been a branch of the larger Roanoke people or allied with them. The Croatan people of North Carolina who exist today live in Cumberland, Sampson, and Harnett counties predominantly. A scholar of Algonquian linguistics has suggested that the word "Croatan" means "council town" or "talk town," which likely indicates the residence of an important leader and a place where councils were held.

Croatan

The Croatan are a small Native American group living in the coastal areas of what is now North Carolina. They might have been a branch of the larger Roanoke people or allied with them. The Croatan people of North Carolina who exist today live in Cumberland, Sampson, and Harnett counties predominantly. A scholar of Algonquian linguistics has suggested that the word "Croatan" means "council town" or "talk town," which likely indicates the residence of an important leader and a place where councils were held.