Coharie Intra-tribal Council, Inc.

The Coharie Intra-tribal Council, Inc. is a state-recognized tribe in North Carolina.[3] The headquarters are in Clinton, North Carolina.[5]

Coharie Intra-tribal Council, Inc.
Named afterGreat Coharie Creek, Little Coharie Creek
Formation1911,[1] 1978[2]
Typestate-recognized tribe,[3] nonprofit organization[2]
EIN 56-1187928[2]
PurposeS30. Economic Development[2]
Location
Membership
2,700[4]
Official language
English
Executive Director
Greg Jacobs[4]
Revenue (2019)
$835,656[5]
Expenses (2019)$743,463[5]
Websitecoharietribe.org
Formerly called
Croatan Indians of Samson County,[1] Coharie Tribe of North Carolina,[6] Coharie Indian People, Inc.[7]

Formerly known as the Coharie Indian People, Inc.[7] and the Coharie Tribe of North Carolina, the group's 2,700 members primarily live in Sampson and Harnett counties.[4][6]

The group claims "descent from certain tribes of Indians originally inhabiting the coastal regions of North Carolina."[6] In 1910, residents of Herrings Township along the Coharie creeks identified as being of Croatan descent.[8]

Nonprofit organization

In 1978, Coharie Intra Tribal Inc. formed as 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Clinton, North Carolina, and Freddie Carter serves as the organization's principal officer.[2] Its mission is to "provide housing, economic development, health, social services assistance and maintenance of the tribal roll for the members of the Coharie Tribe."[2] They have four employees.[5]

The organization operates a HUD/NAHASDA housing project with $557,380 in revenue and $550,186 in expenses for 20 unites.[2] Another program removed debris from the Coharie River after a hurricane, and another provided COVID-19 relief to members.[2]

Leadership positions, as of 2019, included:[5]

  • Executive Director: Greg Jacobs
  • Chairperson: Freddie Carter.

State recognition

In 1911, North Carolina first recognized the Croatan Indians of Samson County.[1]

The state of North Carolina formalized its recognition process for Native American tribes and created the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs (NCCIA) in 1971.[9] North Carolina formally recognized the Coharie Tribe of North Carolina as a state-recognized tribe on July 20, 1971.[6]

The current administration includes:[4]

  • Chief: Ammie Gordon
  • Executive Director: Greg Jacobs
  • Tribal Enrollment Officer: JaNella Williams.

Petition for federal recognition

Romie G. Simmons sent a letter of intent to petition for federal recognition on behalf of the Coharie Intra-tribal Council, Inc., on March 13, 1981;[10] however, the organization never followed through with a petition for federal recognition as a Native American tribe.[11]

Activities

The Coharie Indian Cultural Pow Wow takes place in every September every year.[12]

E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, a member of the Coharie Intra-tribal Council and Navajo descendant, served as a Government Affairs Group Associate with the National Congress of American Indians and became a counsel to the assistant secretary in the US Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs in 2007.[13]

See also

Further reading

Notes
  1. Butler, George Edwin (1916). The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina. Their Origin and Racial Status. Durham, NC: Seeman Printery. p. 31.
  2. "Coharie Intra Tribal Inc". GuideStar. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. "State Recognized Tribes". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. "NC Tribal Communities". NC Department of Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. "Coharie Intra-Tribal Council". CauseIQ. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. "Chapter 71A. Indians". NC General Assembly. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. United States. Internal Revenue Service. 1980. p. 240.
  8. Butler, George Edwin (1916). The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina: Their Origin and Racial Status. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library. ISBN 978-1-4696-4181-2.
  9. "Commission of Indian Affairs". North Carolina Department of Administration. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. Federal Acknowledgment Process Reform Act. Washington, DC: US Congress Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. 2004. p. 156. ISBN 9780160733444.
  11. "Coharie". Indian Affairs. US Department of the Interior. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  12. "Coharie Pow Wow Festival". Sampson County. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  13. "Artman Names E. Sequoyah Simermeyer as Counsel to the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs". Indian Affairs. US Department of the Interior. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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