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- Recent decades · 1976–2026
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First annual Occaneechi powwow on the Eno planned for downtown Hillsborough
John Jeffries planned the first annual powwow on the Eno River in downtown Hillsborough. The band now holds its annual powwow and fall festival on its tribal land in Alamance County.
People: John Blackfeather Jeffries
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John Blackfeather Jeffries serves as chairman of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation
Jeffries chaired the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation from 1995 to 2000 and remained on its tribal council through 2020.
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Occaneechi Band members build a replica village on the Eno in Hillsborough
Tribal members led by John "Blackfeather" Jeffries built a replica of the palisaded Occaneechi village beside the Eno River in Hillsborough, modelled on the site excavated by UNC archaeologists. The village fell into disrepair and was dismantled in 2003.
People: John Blackfeather Jeffries
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John Blackfeather Jeffries gives his Occaneechi collection to UNC's Southern Historical Collection
Jeffries gave the Wilson Library about 5,000 items, including photographs of Occaneechi powwows and of the replica village's construction in Hillsborough, recordings of Occaneechi, Saponi and Tutelo songs, and the band's petition for state acknowledgment of tribal status.
Subject: UNC Libraries
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John Blackfeather Jeffries dies, and state flags are lowered in his honor
Jeffries, a Hillsborough resident and Occaneechi tribal elder, died on January 24, 2023. Governor Roy Cooper ordered state flags lowered to half-staff on February 1, 2023 in his honor.
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Hillsborough tribute remembers John Blackfeather Jeffries
The Occaneechi Band, the arts group Spirit Freedom and the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau held a tribute to Jeffries at the Passmore Center in Hillsborough. Speakers included former mayor Tom Stevens and tribal chair Tony Hayes.
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