tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post1319050282986379206..comments2024-03-28T17:33:32.921-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Native AmericansPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-13181661299009126822011-06-16T19:10:53.654-04:002011-06-16T19:10:53.654-04:00I vote for the hurricane theory. A big storm coul...I vote for the hurricane theory. A big storm could easily scrub the island clean -- just like it did to the "Lost Colony" up in the neighborhood of Manteo.<br /><br />Anyway, that's my theory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-53329085820003116752011-06-16T14:11:57.070-04:002011-06-16T14:11:57.070-04:00Maybe a hurricane blew away or washed away any evi...Maybe a hurricane blew away or washed away any evidence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-14038885262054687152011-06-16T14:10:08.028-04:002011-06-16T14:10:08.028-04:00I find this notion of permanent settlement interes...I find this notion of permanent settlement interesting. Perhaps temporary/vacation spots --a weekend getaway from the drudgery of village life was a role of Ocracoke. Who is to say the demands of a village chieftain were not stressful to the average Native American in a leadership role. You know he did not have twitter to well, thank goodness for that. Perhaps rites of passage were sanctioned for OI or special ceremonies -- just because a pile of trash was not left behind as on the moon does not mean they were not thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-17263132648586803592011-06-16T07:28:42.966-04:002011-06-16T07:28:42.966-04:00I am trying to imagine what "Wocacan" mu...I am trying to imagine what "Wocacan" must have looked like during that era. Sad to hear after being on the island, everyone eventually drown. Certainly not an uncommon story for the brave folks back then, but still quite sad.<br /><br />As much is known about Ocracoke and the number of interesting stories you and others have shared about the island, just consider all the "untold" stories perhaps still out there, waiting to be discovered. It does cause one to pause and contemplate the possibilities for a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com