Waxhaw people

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The Waxhaw people were a Native American tribe of the Southeastern United States, historically living in what is now the border region of North and South Carolina and known for their early contact and conflicts with European colonists.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Waxhaw people canonical 3
Waxhaw Native Americans 1
Waxhaw tribe 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people ⓘ
indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ
affectedBy epidemic diseases after European contact ⓘ
slave raids and warfare ⓘ
archaeologicalRegion Piedmont archaeological sites of the Carolinas ⓘ
conflictWith English colonists in Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina militia ⓘ
contactWith English traders ⓘ
Spanish explorers ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
countryNow United States ⓘ
culturallyRelatedTo Catawba people ⓘ
Cheraw people ⓘ
Sugeree people ⓘ
culturalRegion Mississippian-influenced chiefdoms ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Southeastern United States ⓘ
fate largely dispersed by early 18th century ⓘ
survivors likely absorbed into neighboring tribes ⓘ
historicalTerritory area along the Catawba River ⓘ
area around present-day Waxhaw, North Carolina ⓘ
border region of present-day North Carolina and South Carolina ⓘ
housingType wood and bark dwellings ⓘ
involvedIn Tuscarora War ⓘ
Yamasee War ⓘ
knownFor conflicts with European colonists ⓘ
early contact with European colonists ⓘ
languageFamily Siouan languages ⓘ
nameUsedIn Waxhaw Creek ⓘ
Waxhaw, North Carolina ⓘ
nativeTo Piedmont region of the Carolinas ⓘ
populationTrend decline in the early 18th century ⓘ
possibleSuccessorGroup Catawba Nation ⓘ
linked to: Catawba people
region Southeastern Woodlands ⓘ
religion indigenous Southeastern Woodlands spiritual practices ⓘ
socialOrganization village-based communities ⓘ
stateNow North Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
timePeriod pre-contact era to early 18th century ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence gathering wild plants ⓘ
hunting and fishing ⓘ
maize agriculture ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Waxhaws region → namedAfter → Waxhaw people ⓘ
Waxhaws region → namedAfter → Waxhaw tribe ⓘ
linked to: Waxhaw people
Waxhaws region → ethnonymOrigin → Waxhaw Native Americans ⓘ
linked to: Waxhaw people
Waxhaw, North Carolina → namedAfter → Waxhaw people ⓘ