We're a group of people descended from the allegedly "extinct" Eastern Siouan people who lived in the Piedmont of VA and NC up until colonial times. What we want to do here is try to put together the pieces of the puzzle as to where we all

Let's pool our research. The good stuff we'll archive to the Saponi town web pages.

Feel free to go ahead and get into all the begats here. Surnames, dates, locations, etc. Also post inquiries. We're hoping to establish an open book which will help us all to further our research.

Spilledi is a very talented young lady who makes up languages if she doesn't have a new one to learn. Working with Tutelo she's doing a little of both. She's confident she can pull together what she calls a "pidgin" version. Join us!

The mysterious identification "Blackfoot" is often heard from family who can have no logical connection to the northwest. When those families derive from the NC/VA piedmont, Saponi is the likely basis.

This is a spot for talking about anything that comes to mind. No need to stay "on topic."

Felicia and I, Linda Carter, are working on an outdoor drama about the generation preceding the massacre at Occoneechee Island, and the generation after. We will be bringing forward some of the characters we've 'found" and introducing them here. We will let the date of the posts serve as the copyright date. Written by Felicia Cegelski and Linda Carter. Artwork by Linda Carter. 2008©

This topic can get pretty heated. There's a lot to hash out, in this rapidly changing landscape.

This is the place to share your research into the material culture of our ancestors, and/or just show off your latest craft project.

Let's have some fun here.

The place for family stories, or for the tribal lore of cultures relevant to the Eastern Siouan.

Current affairs in Saponi Town.

Events from all over that should prove to be of interest to Yésah descendants.