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It is believed that in the 17th and 18th centuries, English colonists named the Pee Dee River and the Pee Dee region of South Carolina for the tribe. Today four state-recognized tribes , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] one state-recognized group, [ 4 ] and several unrecognized groups claim descent from the historic Pedee people.
The Pee Dee is a region in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of South Carolina. [1] It lies along the lower watershed of the Pee Dee River , which was named after the Pee Dee , an Indigenous tribe historically inhabiting the region.
Marlboro County is home to the Pee Dee Indian Tribe, a relatively small American Indian tribe that has occupied the Pee Dee region for several centuries. The tribe was officially recognized by the government of South Carolina around the beginning of the 21st century, [3] and they have been seeking federal acknowledgment since 1976. While today ...
McColl is the home of the Pee Dee Indian Tribe. They are a relatively small American Indian tribe that has occupied the Pee Dee region for several centuries. While they received state recognition from the Government of South Carolina just after the beginning of the 21st Century, they have been seeking federal acknowledgment since 1976.
The Pee Dee people built their mound on a low bluff at the confluence of Town Creek and the Little River. The Town Creek site was a major center of Pee Dee habitation, religion and trade. [3] Discussions regarding trade among the local clans were held at Town Creek. Many of the highest-ranking members of the tribe lived, died, and were buried ...
Formerly Pee Dee Indian Tribe of South Carolina (2005). [9] Formerly Pee Dee Indian Association (1978). [71] Piedmont American Indian Association. [70] Santee Indian Organization. [70] [9] Letter of Intent to Petition 06/04/1979. [23] State-recognized tribe in 2006. [71] Formerly White Oak Indian Community. Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians. [70]
The early English explorer John Lawson included them in the larger eastern-Siouan confederacy, which he called "the Esaw Nation." [5] After attacks in the late 17th century and early 18th century, they moved to the southeast around the Pee Dee River, where the Cheraw name became more widely used. They became extinct as a tribe, although some ...
The Winyaw were a Native American tribe living near Winyah Bay, Black River, and the lower course of the Pee Dee River in South Carolina. The Winyaw people disappeared as a distinct entity after 1720 and are thought to have merged with the Waccamaw.