Map of South Carolina Indian Tribes – Traditional Territories

South Carolina SC Indians SC Indian Tribes Map of SC Indian Tribes This is a map of the traditional Indian territories in South Carolina. It includes tribes that exist today, as well as those that are extinct. The tribes are arranged on the map by their primary areas of habitation. They are color coded by language family.

Click the name of any SC Native American tribe on the map below, or on the list that follows, to learn more about it.

Algonquian Saluda* Shawano	Iroquoian Cherokee	Muskogean Ashepoo Bohicket Cofitachiqui Combahee Coosa Cusabo Cusso Edisto Escamacu Etiwan Kiawah Kusso-Natchez – Edisto Stono Wando Wimbee Yemassee	Siouan Catawba Cheraw Chicora Congaree Hook Keyauwee Pee Dee Sampit Santee Sewee Shakori Sugeree Waccamaw Wateree Waxhaw Winyah	Yuchi/Uchean Yuchi** Westo
* The Saluda are believed to be a band of Shawnee based on circumstantial evidence. They would therefore fall into the Algonquian Language Family. ** Although Yuchi is thought to be related to the Siouan languages, it is distinct enough to be considered a separate language stock, known as Yuchi or Uchean.