Winyah Indians – Native Americans in SC

South Carolina SC Native Americans SC Indian Tribes SC Winyah Indians

Name, Language – Winyah Indians

• Alternate spellings: Winyaw, Weenee
• Possible meanings: "People of the Black Water" or "The Black Water People" (contributed by Chief Ben Thompson)
  
• Language family: Siouan

Current Status – Winyah Indians

• Some descendants of the Winyah are Active
  
  – The Black River Indian Nation in Greeleyville are of multi-tribal heritage which include Catawba, Cusabo, and Winyah.
  

SC Location, Territory – Winyah Indians

• Traditional: Winyah Bay, Black River, and Lower Pee Dee River in Georgetown County

Related SC Names – Winyah Indians

• Winyah Bay in Georgetown County

Population Estimates – Winyah Indians

• 1715: 106

History – Winyah Indians

• Warriors fought with colonists in the Tuscarora War of 1711, but later withdrew.

• May have fought with colonists against the Waccamaw tribe in 1720.

• Sometime in the mid 1700s, the tribe disappeared, possibly merged with a neighboring group.

Dwellings – Winyah Indians

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Food – Winyah Indians

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

Beliefs and Practices – Winyah Indians

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Related Winyah Indian Resources

• Swanton, John R. The Indian Tribes of North America. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Instition Press, 1984, pp. 90-92.