“This canoe is about 1,000 years old,” Mintz said. “It’s a southeastern Indian canoe that originated from this area, so we wanted the local Indian group to be part of it.” ...

The canoes, likely used as fishing boats, were up to 22 feet long. ... a 6,000-year-old craft. Seminole Indian Chief James Billie said the lake's original name was Pithlachocco, ...

“This canoe is about 1,000 years old, and it’s a southeastern Indian canoe, and it’s originated from this area,” said Mintz. “So, we wanted the local Indian group to be part of it and ...

“This canoe is about 1,000 years old,” Mintz said. “It’s a southeastern Indian canoe that originated from this area, so we wanted the local Indian group to be part of it.” The canoe will be taken to a ...

Members of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe worked with a team of archaeologists to bring a nearly 1,000-year-old canoe to the surface of a lake in North Carolina. Skip to content. Business Break.

Members of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe worked with a team of archaeologists to bring a nearly 1,000-year-old canoe to the surface of a lake in North Carolina. Skip to content.

LAKE WACCAMAW, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) – Members of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe worked with a team of archaeologists to bring a nearly 1,000-year-old canoe to the surface of a lake in North Carolina.

Members of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe worked with a team of archaeologists to bring a nearly 1,000-year-old canoe to the surface of a lake in North Carolina.