Chapter 6 Conservation Goals and Priorities
Figure 6.6-2 shows the current locale in North Carolina that represents the counties with state- recognized Tribal communities. This does not imply that individual members of any tribe live only in these areas; the map recognizes established communities where they have established centers of governance.
Figure 6.6-2. Recognized Indian Tribes in NC and Their General Community Locations (NCCIA 2020) .
The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), an agency within the US Department of the Interior, maintains a directory of federally recognized Tribes on its web page https://www.bia.gov/service/tribal-leaders-directory. In addition to federal-recognition of tribes, there are state-recognized Indian Tribes in North Carolina (see Table 6.6-1).
Table 6.6-1. NC Federal and State Recognized Tribes (NCCIA 2025) .
Tribal Center (City or Ancestral Location)
Tribe
Counties
Coharie
Clinton
Harnett, Sampson
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Cherokee (Qualla Boundary)
Haliwa-Saponi
Hollister (The Meadows)
Halifax, Warren
Lumbee
Pembroke
Robeson
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