The Sappony are a

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. They claim descent from the historic

Saponi people The Saponi or Sappony are a Native American tribe historically based in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia.Raymond D. DeMaillie, "Tutelo and Neighboring Groups," pages 286–87. They spoke a Siouan language, related to the languages of ...

, an Eastern

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-speaking tribe who occupied the

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and

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. They were previously called the Indians of Person County.Mark Edwin Miller, ''Claiming Tribal Identity'', page 346. They are based in Roxboro, the seat of

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. The Sappony are not

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as a

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and have never petitioned for federal recognition.

Nonprofit organization

In 1996, the Sappony formed a

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named the High Plains Indians. In 2018, Dante Desiderio served as the High Plains Indians' Executive Director and Charlene Martin served as the treasurer.

Administration

In 2021, the administration of the Sappony were as fellows. * Otis K. Martin, tribal chief * Dorothy Stewart Crowe, board chairperson * Charlene Y. Martin, treasurer * Juila Martin Phipps, secretary * Danta Desiderio, executive director.

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North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs
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