The Siouan tribes of the East / by James Mooney.

  • James Mooney
Date:
1894
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    reception. Leaving there a sick man of their party, they started on again the next day toward the u Tolera town’7 in the mountains. After going, according to their estimate, about 100 miles in a general southwesterly direction, crossing the uSapong river” several times and climbing several smaller mountain ridges, they came to the Tolera (misprint for Totera or Tntelo) village located on the headwaters of the Boanoke (Dan) and encircled by mountains. The site was probably about the present state line southwest of Stuart, in Patrick county, Virginia, or possibly within the limits of North Carolina. Here again they were u exceedingly civilly entertained,” and having rested a few days they pushed on across the Blue ridge and came down on the other side to the headwaters of New river. After making some further explorations in that direction, they recrossed the mountains and came back as they went, meeting from Tolera, Hanohaski, and Sapong the same kind treat¬ ment that they had experienced on their outward journey, and at last arrived at the Appomattoc town after an absence of exactly one month. From their narrative it is evident that the three tribes mentioned, all of whom had already obtained firearms, were in alliance and were also friendly with the Mohetan, living west of the Blue ridge (N. Y., 5). The Hanoliaskie village of Batts may be the Pintahie of Lederer. The latter did not meet the tribe here desigated as the Tolera, as they were far remote from the regular lines of travel, and after leaving the village which he calls Sapon he turned off to strike the trail which crossed the Boanoke at the Occaneechi village about Clarksville, Vir¬ ginia. The chief difficulty in comparing the narratives arises from the fact that the names Yesang and Tutelo, in their various forms, are used both specifically and collectively. COLLATERAL TRIBES. Before treating of these better known names, several other tribal names or synonyms, for each of which there is but a single authority, may be mentioned. They were all probably of the same Manahoac or Monacan connection, but it is impossible to identify them positively with any of the tribes mentioned by Smith or with any of those prom¬ inent in the later colonial records. This is not necessary, however, as Smith himself, m speaking of the two Virginia confederacies just referred to, distinctly states that each had other tribes besides those which he names, while as for the interior of Carolina, it was entirely unknown excepting along the line of the great trading path until after the Tuskarora war of 1711 and the Yamasi war of 1715 had brought about an upheaval and readjustment of tribal relations by which many of the old names disappeared and new ones took their place. In the meantime the Indian wars of Bacon’s rebellion and the constant inroads of the Iroquois had served further to complicate the problem. The Mahoc.—Lederer is the sole authority for this tribe. From his narrative it appears that in 1670 they were living on the upper James,
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