103 East Center Street, Mebane, NC 27302 Phone: (919) 304-3723 Fax: (919) 304-3724



The Voice of the Occaneechi Nation

The Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation—OBSN for short—is a small Indian community located primarily in the old settlement of Little Texas, Pleasant Grove Township, Alamance County, North Carolina. The OBSN community is a lineal descendant of the Saponi and related Indians who occupied the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia in pre-contact times, and specifically of those Saponi and related Indians who formally became tributary to Virginia under the Treaties of Middle Plantation in 1677 and 1680, and who, under the subsequent treaty of 1713 with the Colony of Virginia, agreed to join together as a single community...Read More

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Upcoming Events:

June Tribal Council Meeting - CANCELLED

Next Tribal Council Meeting, Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 6:30 pm


Now available for online purchase:
Our Heritage Our Land Our People: Celebrating 25 Years of Occaneechi-Saponi Cultural Renewal.

Read the history, experience the struggles, and celebrate the accomplishments of the Occaneechi-Saponi people. From being forced to migrate east nearly one thousand years ago by a powerful enemy to state-recognition; explore the rich heritage and pride of one of North Carolina’s first inhabitants.

Proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit the G.C. & Ruth Whitmore Scholarship Fund, a project of the OBSN, to assist our people with their educational goals.
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Spring/Summer 2009 Newsletter
(New Newsletter Now Available)

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Occaneechi-Saponi Schools Days Photos
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2009 OBSN Fish-Fry Photos
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"Native Cooking" Cookbook
Click here to order your copy! Great gift idea!


Contact Us:
Office Hours: Monday - Friday; 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Phone: (919) 304-3723
Fax: (919) 304-3724
Email: obsn@mebtel.net




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