I am a Lumbee Indian, so let me share some knowledge with you. Well, Croatoan isn't so much a word as it is a name. Croatoan is the Indian Tribe know today as the Lumbee. The Crow and Cheraw Indians came together at some point in time along with some other unknown tribes, way before the Whites came, and became the Croatan. Yes, the lost colony found us (or we found them) and we fed them and took them in because the poor things were starved, cold, etc. Not all of the colonist stayed, some went up to Chesapeake Bay were they planed to go originally. Whether or not they made it, I'll never know. Anyways, we moved down following the river known as the Lumbee River (if you call it the Lumber River you are wrong) which runs through Robeson County. We decided that we didn't want the Whites to give us a name, like they had been doing for so long, and we called ourselves the Lumbee. As far as what "Croatan" actually translates to, I don't know. But Lumbee means "Dark water" in our language (Algonquian). I' m not quite sure if this really answered the question but maybe now someone will finally somewhat understand my people and were we come from.
Croatoan
The word Croatoan. It is the name of an island to the south of Roanoke and a native tribe that lived there. To this day, we have no idea why it was written there.
The message "Croatoan" was found carved on a tree by Governor John White of the Roanoke Colony. He returned to the colony in 1590 after a three-year absence to find it deserted, with the only clue being this mysterious inscription. The word is believed to refer to the nearby Croatoan Island and the Native American tribe associated with it. The fate of the colonists remains one of American history's enduring mysteries.
He found the tree of "CROA" ( which stands for Croatoan ) had no streak but no one was on the island of Roanoke. There are many theories of what happened to the colony, but no one really knows the real story.
When John White returned to the Roanoke colony in 1590, the only clue he found about the missing settlers was the word "CROATOAN" carved into a tree. This suggested that the settlers may have moved to Croatoan Island, which was nearby. However, despite searching the area, he found no trace of the colonists or any further evidence of their fate.
The word "CROATOAN" was carved into a tree at Roanoke, which is now known as the "Lost Colony" due to the mysterious disappearance of its inhabitants.
the word Croatoan
The only clue left at Roanoke was the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree.
One might use "Croatoan" to mean "mysterious" but it would depend on context. "Croatoan"doesn't have a standard dictionary definition. "Croatoan" was the word carved into an abandoned fort where the Roanoke colony had been. The colony was formed in 1587 and abandoned mysteriously sometime before August 1590. No one really knows what happened to them. There was a local tribe of native Americans called the "Croatans" (only one "O") so one theory is that the colonists were absorbed by that tribe.
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i believe croatoan is a disease that caused the disappearance of roanoke
Nobody was there, and the word CROATOAN was on a doorpost
The carving in Roanoke was "CROATOAN," found on a post. This word was believed to be a clue left behind by the colony's inhabitants when they disappeared, possibly indicating they moved to Croatoan Island.
John White was hopeful that his colony survived because he found the word "Croatoan" carved on a tree, which likely indicated that the colonists had moved to Croatoan Island or were with the nearby Croatoan people. He believed this meant they were alive and possibly seeking to join the Native American community there.
When John White returned to the Roanoke settlement in 1590, he found the word "CROATOAN" carved into a post. This led historians to believe that the colonists may have relocated to Croatoan Island, but their ultimate fate remains unknown.