The Croatan were a small Native American ethnic group living in the coastal areas of what is now North Carolina. They might have been a branch of the larger Roanoke people or allied with them. [1]

Aug 10, 2015 · Ongoing excavations at two sites in North Carolina have yielded new clues about what may have happened to the English settlers who vanished from Roanoke Island around 1590.

Less than twenty years after an Indian “emperor” guided Virginia traders to Old Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island, the name “Croatan” appeared on numerous maps of the new Carolina colony. All these maps are from UNC’s historic map collection: https://web.lib.unc.edu/nc-maps/.

Oct 3, 2012 · The origins of one of America’s oldest unsolved mysteries can be traced to August 1587, when a group of about 115 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island, off the coast of what is now North ...

Also called the Croatan, and later known as the Hatteras Indians, they were recognized as a distinct tribal group until the second half of the eighteenth century. Although they hunted and fished all along the northern Outer Banks and in its surrounding waters, their fields and towns were originally located on the forested sound side of Hatteras ...

Hatteras Island (historically Croatoan Island, sometimes referred to as Hatorask [1]) is a barrier island located off the North Carolina coast. Dividing the Atlantic Ocean and the Pamlico Sound, it runs parallel to the coast, forming a bend at Cape Hatteras.It is part of North Carolina's Outer Banks and includes the communities of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, and …

Jun 24, 2024 · The Croatan tribe was a tribal group of Carolina Algonquians who probably inhabited the present-day Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands at the time of the English explorers and colonists’ arrival in the 1580s.

Croatan Institute’s name draws inspiration from the Native American Croatan people associated with the “Lost Colony” of Roanoke, the first effort at English settlement in the Americas.

The CAS is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, founded in 2009, whose primary purpose is to explore the history of Croatoan, modern-day Hatteras Island, via the methods of archaeology, while making it our utmost priority to protect the interests of the native people and property owners.

Apr 7, 2023 · The Croatan Indians are an indigenous group who have long inhabited the eastern coast of North Carolina, USA. With a rich history and unique cultural heritage, they have played a significant role in shaping the region’s past and present.