Weapemeoc

Weapemeoc
16th-century territories
of the North Carolina Algonquian, Weapemeoc lived on the north shore of Albemarle Sound
Total population
extinct as a tribe
Regions with significant populations
United States, North Carolina
Languages
Carolina Algonquian language

The Weapemeoc were a small Aboriginal American (Otis T. Mason 1889) / Native American Algonquian speaking tribe from northeastern North Carolina. They lived on the north shore of Albemarle Sound. that was first noted in literature in 1585/1586. At that time, they approximately had 700 to 800 people. They had a maritime culture. However, their culture changed rapidly as European settlers introduced diseases and ultimately forced them from their lands by 1780. There are descendants of the Weapemeoc that still exist today.

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