South Carolina – Indians, Native Americans – Chicora

Name, Language

• Alternate spellings: Chicoria, Chicorie, Chickoree, Chichanee, Chigoula (French)
• Possible meanings: ?
• Language family: Siouan

Current Status

• Active

Contact Information

• Chicora Indian Tribe of South Carolina

  Chief Timothy Creel
  Second Chief Tony L. Hudson
  5641 Barking Dog Lane
  Conway, SC 29527
  Phone: 843-397-6557
  Fax: 843-347-5624
  Email: chicoraindiannation@hotmail.com
  Website

SC Location, Territory

• Traditional: Coastal South Carolina near Pawley's Island

• Today: Tribal members live in Clarendon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, and Williamsburg counties.

Population Estimates

• 1997: 450

History

• Sometime in the 1520s, the Chicora met Spanish explorer Allyón near Pawley's Island.

• In 1743, during an attempt by the government to force all remaining Indians to move to the Catawba community, Chief Eno Jemmy Warrior met with the Catawbas at Cherawtown.

Dwellings

• ?

Food

• Farming – ?
• Fishing – ?
• Hunting – ?

Beliefs and Practices

• ?