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Westo

Gun-armed slave raiders — likely Erie refugees — who terrorized the mission and piedmont peoples.

Destroyed 1680-82 in the Westo War by Carolina and its Savannah (Shawnee) allies.

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Moments from the Chronicle

• 1660 Westo terror Gun-armed Westo raiders (likely Erie refugees) seize the Savannah River country.
• 1680 Westo destroyed Carolina and its Savannah (Shawnee) allies annihilate the Westo; the Iroquois sack the Grand Village of the Illinois.

Further reading

• The Westo Indians Eric E. Bowne · 2005

  A focused history of the Westo, the gun-armed slave raiders of the early South.

• The Southeastern Indians Charles Hudson · 1976

  The classic synthesis of southeastern Native cultures (broad regional context for the Westo).

Sources

• Westo — Wikipedia