South Carolina – Indians, Native Americans – Etiwan

South Carolina SC Native Americans SC Indian Tribes SC Etiwan Indians

Name, Language

• Alternate spellings: Etiwa, Etiwaw, Itawan, Eutaw
• Possible meanings: From the Cawtawba for "pine tree"
• Language family: Muskogean

Current Status

• Extinct

SC Location, Territory

• Traditional: In the Cooper and Wando River areas, inland to Moncks Corner in Berkeley and Charleston counties

Related SC Names

• Eutaw Sprigs
• Eutawville in Orangeburg county

Population Estimates

• 1715: 240 (one village)

History

• Last historical reference was in 1751. The Etiwan were mentioned as one of the small tribes for which South Carolina's colonial government made peace with the Iroquois.

Dwellings

Food

• Farming –
• Fishing –
• Hunting –

Beliefs and Practices