![]() 16th-century territories of the North Carolina Algonquian, Weapemeoc lived on the north shore of Albemarle Sound | |
Total population | |
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extinct as a tribe | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Languages | |
Carolina Algonquian language |
The Weapemeoc Indians were a small Native American tribe from northeastern North Carolina. They lived on the north shore of Albemarle Sound.[1] that was first noted in literature in 1585/1586. At that time, they approximately had 700 to 800 people. They had a maritime culture. However, their cultural changed rapidly as European settlers introduced diseases and ultimately forced from their lands by 1780.