Talk:Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians

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Hi, I'm moving this recent IP contribution to the talk page, so we can look at and return what material can be properly sourced by verifiable, secondary, published sources (see wp:reliable), as opposed to self-published material. www.wassamasawtribe.com is a self-published website, so reflects what this group claims about itself; however, any claims would have to be backed up by secondary sources to warrant inclusion. Thanks, Yuchitown (talk) 23:07, 3 November 2022 (UTC)Yuchitown[reply]

Territory[edit]

The Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians are recognised by the State of South Carolina as descendants from the original Etiwan, Edisto, Catawba, Cherokee, and other Settlement Indians. While the Wassamasaw tribe of Varnertown Indians are descendants of coastal and inland tribes, they have been documented as a settlement Tribe in Carnes Crossroads since the mid 1700's.^[1]

The Edisto (Edistow) Indians (members of the Cusabo) are Native to the South Carolina lowcountry and are documented in history from at least 1562 forward. The Edisto land was acquired by treaty by the Carolina colony between 1670 and 1686. After the Yamasee War of 1715 the Edisto Indians from Edisto Island gradually disappeared as a Tribe until descendants of the Edisto one known as "Indian Mary"^[2] was documented in their settlement community off of the Cherokee Path by Carnes Crossroads.

The Etiwan (Ittiwan) Indians (also members of the Cusabo) were discovered on Ittiwan island (now Known As Daniel Island) in 1605. Later after the Yamasee War, in 1724, the Etiwan were granted land In the Wassamassaw swamp. Former Gosse Creek Mayor and Historian, Michel Heitler, Theorizes that the Tribe is mentioned on a Catawba deerskin map given to South Carolina colonial Governor Francis Nicholson in 1721. That map indicates a ““Wafmisa” tribe west of Charleston. The““Wafmisa” identity is likely referring to the obscure “settlement Indians (Etiwan)” that relocated beyond the Wassamassaw Swamp.^[3]

References

[1] ttps://tourism.berkeleycountysc.gov/wp-content/uploads/docs/Carnes-Crossroads.pdf

[2] ttps://tourism.berkeleycountysc.gov/wp-content/uploads/docs/Carnes-Crossroads.pdf

[3] ttps://tourism.berkeleycountysc.gov/wp-content/uploads/docs/Wassamassaw%20and%20beyond.pdf

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