Category Archives: Indians of Robeson County (later Lumbee)

The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina. Their Origin and Racial Status. A Plea for Separate Schools.

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Roberta Estes

In 1916, the Croatan Indians of Sampson County issued a plea for an Indian School for their children as had been provided in Robeson County. This document is preserved today in the Documenting the American South collection, and includes significant … Continue reading →

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The Lumbee by Many Other Names

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Roberta Estes

The history of the Lumbee has been a rocky road with their official identity changing from time to time. This “label crisis” stems from the fact that the early records of the Lumbee fail to unquestionably identify their origins, and … Continue reading →