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Natehitoches population. — In 1700 Beaurain reports that they had 

 200 warriors, but by 1718 Bienville states that they and their allies 

 had only about 80 between them. A year later French writers report 

 a total population of only 150-200 for the group. In 1805 Sibley 

 reported 52 for the group and a total of 32 for the entire Natchitoches 

 population by itself. (See Swanton, 1942.) 



NECHAUI 



A tribe of the Hasinai Confederacy living half a league from the 

 Nacono and southeast of the Nabedache, the Nacono being 5 leagues 

 from the crossing of the Neches at Neche village. They do not seem to 

 be mentioned again and must soon have been combined with some of 

 the neighboring tribes, perhaps the Neche or Nabedache. 



Nechaui population. — Unknown. 



NECHE 



A Hasinai tribe whose main village was a league or more east of 

 the Neches River and almost directly west of the present city of Nacog- 

 doches. This village was visited by La Salle and his companions in 

 1686-87, and this and the Nabedache were the tribes to which they 

 applied more particularly the term Cenis. In 1716 the Quereteran 

 friars established the Mission of San Francisco de los Neches between 

 the Neche and Nacachau, and Ramon stationed a garrison there. In 

 I7l9 it was abandoned, reestablished by Governor Aguayo in 1721, 

 and again abandoned, or rather withdrawn out of the Caddo country, 

 in 1731. Shortly afterward the tribe was almost completely destroyed 

 by the Yojuane Indians. The remnant seems to have become merged 

 with the Nabedache and Hainai before the end of the eighteenth 

 century and it followed their fortunes. 



Neche population. — In 1721 Aguayo, while at the main Neche vil- 

 lage, made presents to 188 men, women, and children, and this was 

 considered an unusually "general distribution" of gifts. This and the 

 other tribes dependent on the Neches mission, probably including the 

 Nabedache, Nacono, Nechaui, and Nacachau, were estimated to number 

 about 1,000. 



NEUSIOK 



In 1584 this tribe was found on the south side of Neuse River in the 

 present Craven and Cartaret Counties, N. C. They decreased in num- 

 bers throughout the seventeenth century, but in 1700 still had two vil- 

 lages. At the time of the Tuscarora War they were probably 

 incorporated with the Tuscarora. 



Neusiok population, — In J709 there vere 15 warriors in their two 

 settlements. 



