Cherokee Indians of Robeson County

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The Cherokee Indians of Robeson County is a historical name once used by the state of North Carolina to refer to the Native American community now known as the Lumbee.

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Label Occurrences
Cherokee Indians of Robeson County canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribe ⓘ
historical name ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lumbee ⓘ
associatedWith Pembroke, North Carolina ⓘ
category Lumbee history ⓘ
Native American history of North Carolina ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
describedAs Native American community in Robeson County, North Carolina ⓘ
ethnicClassification American Indian ⓘ
linked to: Native Americans
ethnicGroup Lumbee ⓘ
ethnohistory part of the complex identity history of the Lumbee people ⓘ
governmentJurisdiction North Carolina state government ⓘ
hasCommunity multi-tribal and mixed-ancestry Native American population in Robeson County ⓘ
historicalContext name used in North Carolina state records for the Lumbee community ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus not federally recognized as a separate Cherokee tribe ⓘ
state-recognized name ⓘ
locatedIn North Carolina ⓘ
Robeson County, North Carolina ⓘ
Southeastern United States ⓘ
populationCenter Robeson County, North Carolina ⓘ
predecessorOf Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Lumbee
recognizedBy State of North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina
relatedEthnicGroup Cherokee ⓘ
Lumbee ⓘ
replacedBy Lumbee ⓘ
Lumbee Indians of Robeson County ⓘ
linked to: Lumbee

Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Lumbee
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
usedAsNameBy State of North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lumbee → recognizedUnderName → Cherokee Indians of Robeson County ⓘ