A Bibliography of Resources on the Meherrin Tribe of North Carolina

Prepared by the North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Books, Theses, and Government Reports

Ross, Thomas E. American Indians in North Carolina: Geographic Interpretations. Southern Pines, N.C.: Karo Hollow Press, 1999. See chapter nine, “The Meherrin Indians,” pp. 179-187. C970.01 R826a

Jones, Alice Eley. "Traditional Meherrin Folkways." In Hertford County, North Carolina. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia, 2002. pp. 9-16. C971.46 J77h

Journal Articles

Dawdy, Shannon Lee. "The Meherrin's Secret History of the Dividing Line." The North Carolina Historical Review, vol. 72 no. 4 (1995), pp. 388-415. CR970 N87hi

Newspaper Articles

Roberts, Frank. "Meherrin Indian Heritage in N.C. Very Much Alive, Tribesmen Say 'We Want to Get Back to Our Roots Because We've Lost Some of Our Culture.'" The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star (Norfolk, Va.), 20 January 1994.

Hampton, Jeffrey S. "American Indians Celebrate Culture; Meherrins are near end of Long Process to Get Federal Tribal Recognition." The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star (Norfolk, Va.), 26 October 2002.

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