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The Sappony are a state-recognized tribe in North Carolina. They claim descent from the historic Saponi people, an Eastern Siouan language-speaking tribe who occupied the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia.
They were previously called the Indians of Person County. They are based in Roxboro, the seat of Person County, North Carolina.
The Sappony are not federally recognized as a Native American tribe and have never petitioned for federal recognition.
Nonprofit organization
In 1996, the Sappony formed a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization named the High Plains Indians.
In 2018, Dante Desiderio served as the High Plains Indians' Executive Director and Charlene Martin served as the treasurer.
Administration
In 2021, the administration of the Sappony were as follows.
Otis K. Martin, tribal chief
Dorothy Stewart Crowe, board chairperson
Charlene Y. Martin, treasurer
Juila Martin Phipps, secretary
Danta Desiderio, executive director.
See also
Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe
Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation
Notes
References
Miller, Mark Edwin (2013). Claiming Tribal Identity: The Five Tribes and the Politics of Federal Acknowledgment. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806143781.
External links
Official website
North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs
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