by Charles L. Heath, RPA for Fort Bragg Cultural Resources Management Program, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg and Department of Anthropology, Research Laboratories of Archaeology – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Obituary: Blair A. Rudes, PhD – Linguistics Advisor to CCIC
Remembering Blair Rudes Blair A. Rudes, 56, died suddenly on March 16, 2008 in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Rudes was born in Gloversville, NY on May 18, 1951 and spent his youth in Piseco, NY. After completing his early education at Piseco Elementary School and Wells Central High School, he attended the State University of New […]
What does ‘Chocowinity’ mean?
by Sara Whitford ©2008 All Rights Reserved. FACT: In 1928, the Rev. N.C. Hughes, Jr., who had long admired and wondered about the meaning of the name “Chocowinity” engaged in a conversation with a “well-educated Indian” he met on the Edisto River in South Carolina. The Indian proceeded to tell Rev. Hughes that the word […]
Apprentice Bonds for Free People of Color in Craven County, North Carolina (1769-1820)
Originally published 2005, updated 2026 In researching Indian ancestry, it’s important to note that people who had some or a mostly indigenous background were often recorded as something other than Indian. Sometimes “White,” other times “Black,” or “Negro,” and other times “Free Person of Color,” “Colored,” or “Mulatto.” As surprising as it might be to […]