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Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation

Occaneechi Band
of the Saponi Nation
Named afterOccaneechi and Saponi people, Eno River[1]
Formation1984,[1] 1996 (nonprofit)[2]
Typestate-recognized tribe,[3] nonprofit organization[2]
EIN 56-1906889[2]
Legal statusArts, culture, and humanities nonprofit, charity[2]
PurposeA23: Cultural, Ethnic Awareness[2]
Location
Membership (2018)
2,000+[4]
Official language
English
President
Vickie Jeffries[4]
Websiteobsn.org

The Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation is a state-recognized tribe in North Carolina.[3]

They first formed as the Eno Occaneechi Indian Association in 1984[1] but changed their name in 1994.[5][6] They claim descent from the historic Occaneechi, Saponi, and other Eastern Siouan language-speaking Indians who occupied the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia.

The tribe maintains an office in Mebane,[2] where it carries out programs to benefit more than 2,000 members.[4] John "Blackfeather" Jeffries (d. 2023) of Hillsborough, North Carolina, served as chairperson for many years.[7]

  1. ^ a b c Diane Brook Napier and Suzanne Majhanovich, Education, Dominance and Identity, p. 32.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation". Cause IQ. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Traxler, Victoria (14 November 2018). "Local Native American tribe embraces lineage while looking to the future". Elon News Network. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference court2001 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, Petitioner, V. North Carolina Commission Of Indian Affairs, Respondent". FindLaw. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ^ McConnell, Brighton (27 January 2023). "Former Occaneechi Tribal Leader, Hillsborough Resident John Jeffries Dies". Chapelboro.com 97.9 The Hill. Chapel Hill Media Group. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

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