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Saluda - A small tribe that
originally lived on the Saluda River in South Carolina, they
moved to Pennsylvania in the early 18th century. They may have
been connected with the
Shawnee tribe.
Samish - A
Salish division formerly on a river and bay
of the same name in
Washington. The were moved to the Lummi
Reservation in western Whatcom County,
Washington.
Sanpoil - A group of
Salish Indians who
lived on the Sans Poil and Columbia Rivers below Big Bend,
Washington. They were comprised of a band of Spokane and a band of the Okinagan tribes. In 1905 they were reported to number 324, living on
the Colville Reservation, but in 1909, their population had been
reduced to only 178, which may have been due to a clerical error. No
treaty was ever made with these Indians for their lands when the
Government taking possession of their country.
Santee - See
Dakota
Santiam - A Kalapooian tribe formerly
residing on the river of the same name, an east tributary of the
Willamette River in
Oregon. They were removed to the Grande Ronde
Reservation, where in 1906, they numbered only about 23. Just three
years later, in 1909, they reported to number only five people,
the remainder evidently having received patents for their lands and
became citizens.
Saponi - Extinct today, the Saponi were
one of the eastern Siouan tribes, formerly living in North Carolina
and Virginia. Their language appears to have been the same as the
Tutelo to the extent that the people of the two tribes could readily
understand each other. They were engaged in war with the Virginia
settlers as early as 1654-56, the time of the attack by the Cherokee,
probably in alliance with them. They were first mentioned by explorer,
John Lederer in 1670 who placed them on a tributary of the upper Roanoke
River. At that time, they
were living with the Tutelo, but later when they were harassed by the
Iroquis Indians, they moved to the junction of Staunton and Dan Rrivers,
where they settled in what is now Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
By 1740, they had traveled northward to Pennsylvania and in
1753, the Cayuga tribe formally adopted the Saponi and Tutelo. Having
become a part of the Six Nations, they later resettled in New York.
When the Tutelo fled to Canada around 1770, they parted with the
Saponi and what became of them afterward is not known. It appears,
however, from a treaty made with the Cayuga at Albany in 1780, that a
remnant was still living with this tribe on Seneca River in New York,
but afterwards the Saponi disappeared from history.
Saturiba - A Timucuan tribe in
Florida they occupied both sides of lower St John River northward to
the Satilla River in Georgia in 1565. They were at war with the
Timucua, their nearest neighbors higher up on the river, and
afterwards, also warred with the Spaniards. However, they welcomed and
aided the French during their short stay in the area. Their chief was
said to rule 30 sub-chiefs, each perhaps representing a different
village. The name may have been properly that of the head chief rather
than of the tribe, the two being frequently confused by the early
explorers. All the Indians of this region were Christianized by
Franciscan missionaries before the end of the 16th century.
Satsop - A Salish division who lived on
the on Satsop River in
Washington. They are usually classed under the
collective name of Lower Chehalis.
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