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I came across think article…I am sure it has been posted here at some time. I noticed though in the first part the author that the Cheroenhaka spoke a version of Sioux…I found this interesting, their being Iroquois. Did this language change come about from melding into the other Siouan tribes listed?

Shirley

Excerpt:

S. Pony Hill, Copyright ©2006, all rights reserved.

Little is known about the Catawba Tribe prior to their first encounters with Europeans. They were known to the Cherokee as “Ani-Suwa’li”, or “the Suwali people.” The Catawba Tribe was actually a loose confederation of tribes who all spoke a version of the Siouan language. Known by such general names as the Cheroenhaka, Esaw, Isaw, Sara, and Saraw, this confederacy of eastern Siouan peoples included the Kadapau, Sugaree, Coree, Coharie, Manahoac, Hassinunga, Shakori, Eno, Occaneechi, Saponi, and Tutelo.

Link:

http://sciway3.net/clark/freemoors/CHAPTER1colonial.htm

Shirley

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