![]() 16th-century territories of the North Carolina Algonquian | |
Total population | |
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extinct[2] (1820) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
North Carolina | |
Languages | |
Algonquian | |
Religion | |
Tribal religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Coree, Machapunga, Weapemeoc[citation needed] |
The Chowanoc,[1] also Chowanoke, were an Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe who historically lived near the Chowan River in North Carolina.[2]
At the time of the first English contact in 1580s, they were a large and influential tribe and remained so through the mid-17th century.[2]
In 1677, after the Chowanoc War, English colonists set aside a reservation for the tribe near Bennett Creek. The Chowanoc suffered high mortality due to infectious disease, including a smallpox epidemic in 1696.
Descendants of the Chowanoc merged with the Tuscarora in the early 18th century.[2]