Sappony of N.C.

[Howard]

I need any information possible about the Sappony people. I have a friend who has asked me to make two bows for his children. He is a descendant of the Sappony and I would like to decorate, name or inscribe the bows with something in the language used or typical colors. Almost anything appropriate. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Pat B]

Howard, You might check with the Shield(sp)Museum in Gastonia NC. They should be able to give you info or at least tell you how to find out.   Pat

[x_count]

Here is a good source of info and some contacts:
http://www.sappony.org/index.htm
Michael

[Howard]

The  sappony.org contact info came up bad for me. I will try the other. Thanks, any others?

[ber643]

Better try again - it came up fine for me by clicking on it.

[Howard]

The e-mail keeps coming up bad when I send it. I will try it when I go home.
ber643, do you know anything about their equipment? I assume that since they had early contact that a lot of it may have dissappeared earlier than some of the western tribes. I think they were mainly in your neck of the woods.

[ber643]

I do not, Howard, that was what caught my attention - it was a strange Name/People to me, sorry. I'm not a native of NC, though I've lived here a long time since retirement but never happened to hear or see it before. Good luck.

[STOBBER]

Howard.....try a search for "Haliwa-Saponi" . I attended a pow-wow of that tribe a couple of years ago. It was one of the more "primitive" and educational ones that i ever attended. Very traditional ! By the way... i appreciate the website reference...never saw it spelled that way. The spelling i gave is the way the local Saponi people spelled it.    I guess theyre the same people . (?)I know the Haliwa people are a seperate tribe, got a close friend that is Haliwa, maybe i'll contact her and see if she can tell me anything !     Thanks    Tim

[Howard]

Anyone else?

[Woodduck]

The present day Haliwa-Saponi tribe is up here around Halifax and Warren County.
I put in some more links.
    http://www.haliwa-saponi.com/index_files/Page373.htm    

  http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/na/haliwa.html  

      http://www.oldhalifax.com/county/Sappony/IndianHistorybyTomStevens.htm

 http://www.saponitown.com/SwantonPartTwo.htm

[Howard]

Thanks or the sites Woodduck. I have found that a lot of what is on the internet is not necessarily solid info. One of the sites I found basically said that they were all but gone and that all tradition was lost. One said they are Sioux speaking and another says that the language was lost many years ago. I have sent a few e-mails to people to try and get actual voice contact, thank you all for your time. Howard.

[2fletch]

Howard, aren't the Occonnechi (I'm sure that spelling is wrong.) part of the Saponi Nation? Forest Hazel is the historian for them and may shed some light. He lives here in Mebane.