New Highway Marker in Mebane Showcases History of Recently Recognized Native American Tribe

The Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation is a small, newly recognized Native American tribe, with close to 25 acres of tribal land located in Mebane. The tribe settled in Alamance, Caswell, and Orange …The Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation is a small, newly recognized Native American tribe, with close to 25 acres of tribal land located in Mebane. The tribe settled in Alamance, Caswell, and Orange …