Meherrin

Meherrin
Kauwets'a:ka
Meherrin, Tuscarora, and Nottway territory prior to 1700 CE
Regions with significant populations
North Carolina, Virginia
Languages
English, formerly Meherrin language
Related ethnic groups
Tuscarora, Nottaway Tribe
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The Meherrin people were an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, who spoke an Iroquian language. They lived between the Piedmont and coastal plains at the border of Virginia and North Carolina. Many Meherrin migrated north and joined the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, eventually fleeing the Sullivan Expedition and settling in Canada on the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve with their compatriots.

The Meherrin Indian Tribe is a state-recognized tribe in North Carolina.

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