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At the time of first European settlement, there were several tribe of Native American peoples living in the area now making up South Carolina. The Catawba, Cherokee, Creek, Yuchi, Cusabo, Edisto and various Carolina Siouan bands including the Chicora, PeeDee, Waccamaw and Santee were known to be present in South Carolina originally. Subsequently, groups of the Chickasaw and Shawnee tribes moved into the South Carolina territory after European settlement.

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