North Carolina
Community meetings, gatherings, classes and celebrations, and the tribes and organizations behind them, all in one place so you can find your people.
How we count: population is the 2020 U.S. Census count of people who are American Indian or Alaska Native alone or in combination with another race, rounded down to the nearest thousand, and rank is among the 50 states on that same count. Federally recognized tribes are those headquartered in the state. State-recognized tribes follow the state's official list, and show 0 where the state has no formal recognition process. A tribe can hold both federal and state recognition, so the two counts can overlap. North Carolina's official list has eight tribes, including the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, which are also federally recognized (the Lumbee since January 30, 2026).
Listings last reviewed October 28, 2026.
Other statesWhat's happening in North Carolina
Events appear once the host announces the date and come down after the last day. Ceremonies are never listed.
- Nov6Conference
NC Indian Senior Citizens Coalition Conference
Clinton · Government source - Nov19Webinar
NAGPRA Webinar: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Online · 6–7 p.m. · Host's page - Nov21Celebration
31st Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration
NC Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh · Free · 11 a.m.–4 p.m. · Outside calendar: Visit Raleigh - Dec4Meeting
NC Commission of Indian Affairs Quarterly Meeting
Location to be announced · Government source - Dec4Celebration
TNAS Christmas Party
Triangle area · location on the host's calendar · 6–9:30 p.m. · Host's page - May22Powwow
Dix Park Powwow
Dix Park, Raleigh · all day · 2027 · Host's page
Watch for this season (3)
Usually held around this time of year. Dates have not been announced yet, so check with the host before you go.
- OctTBAPowwow
Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation Pow Wow
Occaneechi Tribal Grounds, Burlington · Host's page - OctTBAPowwow
Meherrin Indian Tribe Pow Wow
Ahoskie · Host's page - OctTBAPowwow
Historic Badin Hardaway Pow Wow
Albemarle · Outside calendar: PowWows.com
Where we look: tribal and host websites, Indian Country Today and the PowWows.com North Carolina calendar.
Tribes & organizations
Each tribe and organization gets a free page with its own calendar. Tribes can claim their page to manage it.
Federally recognized tribes headquartered in North Carolina
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
State-recognized tribes
Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe
Coharie Indian Tribe
Meherrin Indian Tribe
Sappony Indian Tribe
Waccamaw Siouan Tribe
Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation
Urban and intertribal organizations
Metrolina Native American Association
Guilford Native American Association
Cumberland County Association for Indian People
Other Native community organizations
Statewide Native organizations
United Tribes of North Carolina
NC Indian Senior Citizens Coalition
Churches and faith communities
Burnt Swamp Baptist Association
See all 71 churches by town
- Lighthouse · Aberdeen
- South Broadway · Baltimore, MD
- New Hope · Bolton
- Cherokee Chapel · Chadbourn
- New Bethel · Clinton
- Pee Dee Chapel · Clio, SC
- Pine Hill · Counselor, NM
- Cedar Grove · Fairmont
- Piney Grove · Fairmont
- Pleasant View · Fairmont
- Reedy Branch · Fairmont
- Cape Fear · Fayetteville
- St. James · Lake Waccamaw
- Gray Pond · Laurinburg
- Oak Grove · Laurinburg
- Bethel Hill · Lumberton
- Burnt Swamp · Lumberton
- Deep Branch · Lumberton
- Elizabeth Heights · Lumberton
- Faith of Calvary · Lumberton
- Freedom · Lumberton
- Grace · Lumberton
- Mount Moriah · Lumberton
- Mount Olive · Lumberton
- New Point · Lumberton
- Smyrna · Lumberton
- Tabernacle · Lumberton
- Ten Mile Center · Lumberton
- Thompson · Lumberton
- Union Baptist · Lumberton
- Vision of Hope · Lumberton
- West End · Lumberton
- Baker's Chapel · Maxton
- Bayside · Maxton
- Faith Community · Maxton
- Leitch Creek · Maxton
- Living Water · Maxton
- Philadelphia · Maxton
- Shady Grove · Maxton
- Union Light · Maxton
- Bear Swamp · Pembroke
- Berea · Pembroke
- Bethany Christian · Pembroke
- Calvary Way · Pembroke
- Friendship · Pembroke
- Gospel of Faith · Pembroke
- Harpers Ferry · Pembroke
- Island Grove · Pembroke
- Mount Airy · Pembroke
- Union Chapel · Pembroke
- Vertical Pembroke · Pembroke
- New Beginning · Raeford
- Galilee · Red Springs
- Mount Elim · Red Springs
- Rock of Ages · Red Springs
- Sandhill Community · Red Springs
- South Hoke · Red Springs
- Benson Chapel · Rowland
- Beulah · Rowland
- Dogwood · Rowland
- Elrod · Rowland
- Faith Baptist · Rowland
- Gospel Tabernacle · Rowland
- Willard's Chapel · Rowland
- Antioch · Saint Pauls
- Dundarrach · Shannon
- West Saddletree · Shannon
- Zion Hill · Shannon
- Turnpike · Wagram
- Mount Bethel · Warrenton
- Walnut Grove · Warrenton
Lumber River Conference of the Holiness Methodist Church
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- New Bethel · Fairmont
- Cherokee Chapel · Maxton
- Maxton · Maxton
- Shoeheel · Maxton
- Mission · Pembroke
- New Prospect · Pembroke
- Union Chapel · Pembroke
- Macedonia · Red Springs
- Hopewell · Rowland
- Riverside · Rowland
Coharie United Methodist Church
Mount Bethel Indian Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Nations headquartered elsewhere with lands in North Carolina
These nations are headquartered in other states. Some have land here today; others have ancestral, historical, cultural or removal-era ties. Being listed here does not mean a nation is headquartered or officially recognized in North Carolina.
- Catawba Nation · Rock Hill, South Carolina · Official tribal websiteHeadquartered in South Carolina. Catawba homelands reach into North Carolina, and the Nation has land in Cleveland County.
Community resources
Community centers, health and family services, elder and youth programs, and job training for Native people.
Jobs, housing and family services
American Indian Workforce Development Program
NC Commission of Indian Affairs family and housing programs
Lumbee Regional Development Association
Tribal health and family services
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina: tribal services
Cherokee Indian Hospital
Education & culture
Indian Education programs, tribal colleges and university programs, museums, language programs and research resources.
Indian Education programs in public schools
These school-district programs serve Native students and families and often hold family nights, potlucks and cultural events.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg
- Clinton City
- Columbus
- Cumberland
- Graham
- Guilford
- Halifax
- Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School
- Hoke
- Jackson
- Johnston
- Nash
- Old Main STREAM Academy
- Person
- Robeson
- Sampson
- Scotland
- Swain
- Wake
- Warren
University centers
Museums, cultural centers and historic sites
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