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In 1914, when Special Indian Agent, O.M. McPherson, was reporting on the rights of various Indian groups, he published a list of names of the Lost Colony. Numerous names on the list were typical Indian names in the North Carolina counties of Robeson and Sampson, at the time of his report. Many of the surnames included were that of surviving Croatan Indians.

Annotated Bibliography

Butler, George E. The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina: Their Origin and

Racial Status: a Plea for Separate Schools. 1941.

This book’s main purpose was to request that schools be built for Croatan Indians in North Carolina. The book shares details about the historical past of the Croatans, includes information from the report made by agent O.M. McPherson, and discusses the long history of conflict between indigenous people and white people in North Carolina. The book is authoritative, in this case, because the author, George Edwin Butler, was a lawyer and an author of research studies. Most of Butler’s research revolved around North Carolina. I used this source in my project to provide more information about how The Lost Colony could be connected to Croatan Indians. I shared that a list of names of The Lost Colony matched with living Croatan Indians years later. Since no one truly knows what happened to The Lost Colony, adding this information under the “Speculation” portion of the article provides the readers with the knowledge that it is possible that The Lost Colony came in contact with the Croatans after disappearing, which allowed for their surnames to be kept alive.

"Croatoan Archaeological Project". www.cashatteras.com. Retrieved 2020-12-8.

This short article revolves around the ongoing work that the Croatan Archaeological Society (CAS)  is doing on Hatteras Island regarding their Croatan Archaeological Project (CAP). The group’s goal is to uncover information about the history of Croatan Indians, as well as learning about present day Hatteras Island and the individuals who live there. This source is authoritative because it was published on the Croatan Archaeological Society’s website, provides names of members and discusses the group’s previous excavations. I used this source to add a citation to existing information on the Croatan Wikipedia page. The previous editor had written that “Researchers from the University of Bristol, UK have also been excavating on Hatteras Island in conjunction with the Croatoan Archaeological Society,” without adding a citation. I made this edit to provide readers with a credible source for this information.

Evans, Phillip W. (2006). "Croatoan Indians". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2020-12-8.

The author of this article, Phillip W. Evans, provides details on who the Croatan were. He mainly talks about the group’s history and Hatteras Island. The article is authoritative in this context because Evans has composed many research articles that relate to the Croatan Indians. Some of these articles revolved around The Lost Colony, the word Croatoan, the Roanoke voyages and other North Carolinian Indians. I used this source in my project to cite information that was already included on the Croatan Wikipedia page. Someone else had written that “A scholar of Algonquian linguistics has suggested that the word ‘Croatan’ means ‘council town’ or ‘talk town,’ which likely indicates the residence of an important leader and a place where councils were held,” but did not include a citation. I added the citation to make the information more credible to readers by providing a source.