Did you know there are still places in the United States of America where there is no running water? I'm not talking about far-off, backwoods homesteads in remote areas of the country. I'm talking about huge areas of reservation land where the people have no running water? This video produced by CBS News in 2015 does a good job of highlighting the problem, but the good news is, in spite of government failures to assist these people at the local, state, and national levels, there is at … [Read More...] about Please help the Navajo Water Project
What is the truth about the Lost Colony? – New insight into America’s oldest “mystery”
Recently, more than one television documentary has offered viewing audiences one spin after another about one of America's favorite historical mysteries–the Lost Colony. Through my work with Coastal Carolina Indian Center, as well as my own roots in the region that go back to the earliest colonists and the Algonquian peoples of the coast, I have always had a particular interest in the Lost Colony, but also the other Roanoke expeditions as well. (Yes, there were others.) It was in those … [Read More...] about What is the truth about the Lost Colony? – New insight into America’s oldest “mystery”
Just because it’s on a sign, doesn’t mean it’s true
If you're ever in the Old Burying Ground in Beaufort, NC and see this sign, just know it's wrong. The "Tuscarora War," which was actually an Indian War that included militants from multiple tribes, wasn't fought anywhere near the town of Beaufort. On September 22, 1711, a group of more than 500 men, comprised of Tuscarora, Bay (Bear) River, Machapunga, Neusioc and Coree Indians, fell upon settlers along the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers — not the town of Beaufort — and they killed more than … [Read More...] about Just because it’s on a sign, doesn’t mean it’s true
A New Look at the Tuscarora War
Editor's note: In 2013, a book was published by Dr. David LaVere, PhD, a professor of history at UNC-Wilmington, entitled The Tuscarora War. In his book, LaVere references an article that was originally posted at this site and written by Sara Whitford. Although Ms. Whitford's article was originally published in 2007, when the site was remodeled and moved web hosts a few years ago, that article was one of several items that were not ported over from the original site. When it came to our … [Read More...] about A New Look at the Tuscarora War