| Coharie Intra-tribal Council, Inc. | |
| Logo Alt: | Coharie Tribe seal |
| Named After: | Great Coharie Creek, Little Coharie Creek |
| Formation: | 1911, 1978 |
| Founders: | --> |
| Defunct: | --> |
| Type: | state-recognized tribe, nonprofit organization |
| Tax Id: | EIN 56-1187928 |
| Purpose: | S30. Economic Development |
| Location City: | Clinton, North Carolina |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Membership: | 2,700 |
| Language: | English |
| Leader Title: | Executive Director |
| Leader Name: | Greg Jacobs |
| Publication: | --> |
| Revenue: | $835,656 |
| Revenue Year: | 2019 |
| Expenses: | $743,463 |
| Expenses Year: | 2019 |
| Formerly: | Croatan Indians of Samson County, Coharie Tribe of North Carolina, Coharie Indian People, Inc. |
The Coharie Intra-tribal Council, Inc. is a state-recognized tribe in North Carolina.[1] The headquarters are in Clinton, North Carolina.[2]
Formerly known as the Coharie Indian People, Inc.[3] and the Coharie Tribe of North Carolina, the group's 2,700 members primarily live in Sampson and Harnett counties.
The group claims "descent from certain tribes of Indians originally inhabiting the coastal regions of North Carolina." In 1910, residents of Herrings Township along the Coharie creeks identified as being of Croatan descent.[4]
In 1978, Coharie Intra Tribal Inc. formed as 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Clinton, North Carolina, and Freddie Carter serves as the organization's principal officer.[5] Its mission is to "provide housing, economic development, health, social services assistance and maintenance of the tribal roll for the members of the Coharie Tribe."[5] They have four employees.[2]
The organization operates a HUD/NAHASDA housing project with $557,380 in revenue and $550,186 in expenses for 20 unites.[5] Another program removed debris from the Coharie River after a hurricane, and another provided COVID-19 relief to members.[5]
Leadership positions, as of 2019, included:[2]
In 1911, North Carolina first recognized the Croatan Indians of Samson County.[6]
The state of North Carolina formalized its recognition process for Native American tribes and created the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs (NCCIA) in 1971.[7] North Carolina formally recognized the Coharie Tribe of North Carolina as a state-recognized tribe on July 20, 1971.[8]
The current administration includes:[9]
Romie G. Simmons sent a letter of intent to petition for federal recognition on behalf of the Coharie Intra-tribal Council, Inc., on March 13, 1981;[10] however, the organization never followed through with a petition for federal recognition as a Native American tribe.[11]
The Coharie Indian Cultural Pow Wow takes place in every September every year.[12]
E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, a member of the Coharie Intra-tribal Council and Navajo descendant, served as a Government Affairs Group Associate with the National Congress of American Indians and became a counsel to the assistant secretary in the US Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs in 2007.[13]