2024年2月8日 · The Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation is continuously committed to the preservation, protection and promotion of our history, culture and traditions; while providing social, economic and educational resources, opportunities and services that will contribute to the well being of the tribal community.

The Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation is a state-recognized tribe in North Carolina. [3] They first formed as the Eno Occaneechi Indian Association in 1984 [1] but changed their name in 1994.

The Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation—OBSN for short—is a small Indian community located primarily in the old settlement of Little Texas, Pleasant Grove Township, Alamance County, North Carolina.

The Occaneechi is a small tribe of American Indians residing in the Piedmont North Carolina and southern Virginia. Today, the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation numbers seven hundred and is the smallest tribe recognized by North Carolina.

In the 17th century they primarily lived on the large, 4-mile (6.4 km) long Occoneechee Island and east of the confluence of the Dan and Roanoke rivers, near current-day Clarksville, Virginia. [3][2] They spoke one of the Siouan languages and were linguistically related to the Saponi, Tutelo, [1] Eno, and neighboring Southeastern Siouan language...

The Occaneechi-Saponi Tribe is one of the eight NC State Recognized Indian Nations located primarily in Alamance County, Orange, and Caswell Counties, our Tribal Grounds and Center are in Alamance County.

The Saponi people, whose descendants include the Occaneechi Band of Saponi Nation Indian Tribe still thrive and live in this region, officially recognized by the state government of North Carolina. The Occaneechi are connected to this land, spiritually and physically.

6 天之前 · Occaneechi Band of Saponi Nation. There is a small collection of pottery and baskets, as well as a variety of artifacts of Occaneechi life ranging from arrowheads to rabbit traps to parts of an old moonshine still used by one of the Indian families. A 30 minute documentary film “Occaneechi - The Survival of the Circle” may be viewed on site.

Eno‐Occaneechi Indians are part of the Sapooi flation. They are the descendents of the Occaneechi who survived Bacons rebellion of 1676, and those who settled in Fort Christianna in Virginia along with the Tutelo and Saponi Indians forming the Saponi Nation in 1713.

Occaneechi Village is a historic replica of a village located on the Eno River as it was in 1701. In the early 1700s, the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation lived in a bountiful land with little European presence.