Sappony

Sappony
High Plains Indians[1]
Named afterSaponi people
Typestate-recognized tribe,[2] nonprofit organization[1]
EIN 56-1966338[1]
Legal statusTrade associations; business and community development organization; arts, culture, and humanities nonprofit, chariy[1]
PurposeA23: Cultural, Ethnic Awareness[1]
Location
Membership
850
Official language
English
Executive Director
Dante Desiderio[1]
Treasurer
Charlene Martin[1]
Revenue (2019)
$96,996[1]
Expenses (2019)$54,912[1]
Fundinggrants, contributions, investment income and dividends[1]
Websitesappony.org
Formerly called
Indians of Person County[3]

The Sappony are a state-recognized tribe in North Carolina.[2] They claim descent from the historic Saponi people, an Eastern Siouan language-speaking tribe who occupied the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia.

They were previously called the Indians of Person County.[3] They are based in Roxboro,[1] the seat of Person County, North Carolina.

The Sappony are not federally recognized as a Native American tribe[2] and have never petitioned for federal recognition.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cite error: The named reference cause was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b Mark Edwin Miller, Claiming Tribal Identity, page 346.
  4. ^ "Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA)". Indian Affairs. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Sappony search". US Department of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

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