Saponi

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Saponi is the name of one of the eastern Siouan tribes, related to the Tutelo, Occaneechi, Monacan and other eastern Siouan peoples, whose ancestral homeland is in North Carolina and Virginia. There are three Saponi bands that currently have state recognition in North Carolina, the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe and the High Plains Sappony Indian Settlement. Mahenips Band of the Saponi Nation is found in the remote Ozark hills of Missouri and Arkansas with the tribal headquarters in West Plains Missouri. In addition, there are a number of individuals in the United States and Canada who claim at least partial Saponi ancestry, including many who claim Saponi ancestry via Melungeon lines, although this claim is controversial. (See the Melungeon article for details.)

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