Croatan
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- proper noun
- /kroʊˈætən/
- The Lumbees (Croatans) were able to parlay their growing political clout into additional state legislation that established the Croatan Normal School, which was under exclusive Indian control.
Examples
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Manteo was a Croatan Indian chief who befriended the English explorers who landed at Roanoke Island in 1584.
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North Carolina's response was the enactment of a law in 1885 which acknowledged the Lumbee as the Croatan Indians of Robeson County.
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Between 1885 and 1956, members of the tribe carried four different names: Croatan, Cherokee, Siouan, and finally, Lumbee.
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The narrative then skips forward to 1885, when the state of North Carolina recognized the group as Croatan for the purpose of creating a separate school for Indians in Robeson County.
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The Croatan people have a rich history that dates back to the early interactions with English settlers.
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Many Croatan descendants still celebrate their heritage through festivals held in North Carolina.
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Manteo, a famous historical figure, was a leader of the Croatan tribe during the time of the Roanoke Colony.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Croatan is the name of a Native American people who lived on the North Carolina coast and was often written long ago as Croatoan, so the word Croatan refers to that group of people.