South Carolina – Indians, Native Americans – Saluda

South Carolina SC Native Americans SC Indian Tribes SC Saluda Indians

Name, Language

• Alternate spellings:
  Possible meanings:

  Language family: Algonquian

Current Status

• Extinct

SC Location, Territory

• Traditional: Along the upper banks of the Middle Saluda River in Anderson, Greenville, and Pickens counties

Related SC Names

• Middle Saluda River in Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry, Pickens and Saluda counties
  
• Town of Saluda

Population Estimates

History

• From 1695 to 1712, the Saluda settled temporarily in South Carolina. They are believed to be a small band of Shawnees who were migrating through the area at the time and who moved to Pennsylvania after they left South Carolina.

Dwellings

Food

• Farming –
• Fishing –
• Hunting –

Beliefs and Practices

Related Saluda Indian Resources

• Saluda Facts - published in 1920