Sissipahaw
Sissipahaw | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| Extinct () | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| On Haw River in present-day Saxapahaw, North Carolina. Possibly in South Carolina. | |
| Languages | |
| Probably Siouan | |
| Religion | |
| Native American religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Shakori, Catawba |
The Sissipahaw or Haw were a Native American tribe of North Carolina. Their settlements were generally located in the vicinity of modern-day Saxapahaw, North Carolina on the Haw River in Alamance County upstream from Cape Fear. They were possibly first recorded by the Spaniard Vendera in the 16th century as the Sauxpa in South Carolina. Their last mention in history is that the tribe joined the Yamasee against the English colonists in the Yamasee War of 1715. Some scholars speculate that they may have been a branch of the Shakori due to being so closely associated with that tribe but others disagree.