Met Spanish explorer Juan Pardo sometime between 1566 and 1567, killing the soldiers he left behind.
Fought with colonists against the Tuscarora Indians of North Carolina in the Tuscarora War of 1711-1712.
Fought against colonists in the Yemassee War which greatly reduced their population in 1715.
In the mid 1700s, the remaining tribe members merged with the Catawba tribe.
Dwellings – Wateree Indians
Homes: Round, bark-covered dwellings with a fireplace in the center and opening in the roof to release smoke. Extended families lived in a single dwelling.
Villages: Surrounded by a wooden palisade or wall. Consisted of a large, square council house, a "sweat lodge" or sauna, individual homes, and an open plaza for meetings, games, and dances.
Food – Wateree Indians
Farming: Corn, beans, and squash
Fishing: Variety of freshwater fish
Hunting: Deer and other game
Beliefs and Practices – Wateree Indians
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Related Wateree Indian Resources
Merrell, James H. The Indians' New World: Catawbas and Their Neighbors from European Contact through the Era of Removal. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina
Press, 1989.
Swanton, John R. The Indian Tribes of North America. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1984, pp. 90-92.
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