They've wondered whether the Croatoan tribe killed the settlers or whether the English moved elsewhere, perhaps to live with members of the Croatoan tribe on what is now called Hatteras Island.

Archaeologists recently uncovered evidence pointing toward the fate of the Roanoke Colony, whose residents disappeared between 1587 and 1590 in North Carolina.

One of the only clues remaining at the site was the word “CROATOAN” carved into a palisade. It either referred to Croatoan Island, which is now called Hatteras Island, or the Croatoan Indians.

The recent discovery of copious amounts of iron trash on North Carolina's Hatteras Island may reveal the fate of a 16th-century "Lost Colony." ...

Scott Dawson, the president of the Croatoan Archaeological Society who runs The Lost Colony Museum, believes a recent discovery reinforces research that the Lost Colony relocated to Hatteras Island.

As the tragic legend goes, British colonists who were settled on North Carolina’s Roanoke Island in 1587 disappeared at some time over the next three years and were lost to history. Starvation and ...

There was no trace of a struggle—the only clues were the words “Croatoan” and “Cro” carved into a ... some 50 miles south of Roanoke—then Croatoan island, home of the Croatoan tribe, ...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Coachella Valley Water District and Desert Water Agency have agreed to settle two long running water rights lawsuits, which the three parties said in a ...

Louisiana recognizes four Native American tribes: the Chitimacha Tribe, the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana. Each tribe ...