[…] sale of the homes to NC State Parks, and are pursuing professional mediation with the Eno River Tenants Association to find equitable outcomes for the people who live in these homes. We have made mistakes throughout this process. We followed a traditional land trust model, whose practices focus exclusively on land resource protection. We […]
The Eyewitness Accounts of the Eno and Related Indians
[…] are lively glimpses into the past, displaying its daily dimensions and the human fears, prejudices, sympathies and separations that occurred at this extraordinary meeting of the Old World with the New. These six accounts give us some fixities: 1654: First recorded mention of the Eno Indians, Francis Yardley 1670: First recorded encounter with the […]
UPDATE: Save Black Meadow Ridge
UPDATE: Durham Board of Adjustment Meeting Postponed to September 27. The Durham Board of Adjustment was set to hear our appeal in opposition to the Westpoint development at Black Meadow Ridge on May 24; however, our appeal has now been rescheduled for September 27 due to ongoing negotiations. We will put out a call and […]
Open Air Camp Road Update – October 28, 2022
Since our last update regarding the land transfer on Open Air Camp Road to Eno River State Park, we welcomed the newly formed Eno River Tenants Association to a listening session on October 23. All were invited to share their thoughts about the upcoming land transfer with the Eno River Association’s Board of Directors, staff, […]
Remembering: John Blackfeather Jeffries
[…] this was originally a volcano that exploded millions of years ago and changed the course of the river. In my childhood that mountain was called Eno Mountain. Today, it is protected and called Occoneechee Mountain, named after my people. I always knew I was Indian. I worked with my people to be recognized as […]
Orange County Proposal to Slash Funding for Land Protection
[…] that could affect the lands legacy program, most commissioners stated they will NOT cut that funding when it comes up for vote in September!! This is good news. Sample Talking Points Here are some sample talking points you can use to craft your letter or remarks, but it is by no means comprehensive. The […]
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Eno River Currents
Eno River Currents is our twice-annual newsletter for Association members and friends. It contains news and updates about the work that we have been doing with YOUR help. Summer 2021 Winter 2020 Spring 2020 Winter 2019 Summer 2019 Winter 2018 Summer 2018 Fall 2017 Summer 2017 Archives Fall 2016 Summer 2016 Spring 2015 Winter 2015 […]
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response, Update
The Eno River Association is tuned in to the updates about COVID-19 in our community. We are taking precautions to keep our staff and program guests safe, and we hope that our members near and far will remain in good health. We’re following the guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well […]
Open Air Camp Road Properties Update as of October 1, 2022
[…] Even the frustrations we’ve heard are welcomed, as it helps us consider more paths to help the three families whose month-to-month leases cannot be renewed into 2023. Today, we offer these new updates and further clarification. We’ve held property on Open Air Camp Road since the 1980s with the sole intention of turning it […]
Land Acknowledgement
The Eno River Association respectfully acknowledges that the land we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Eno, Shakori, Sissipahaw, Occaneechi, other people of Siouan descent, and their descendants, the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation. Although they lived in separate villages and developed distinct identities, they spoke a common Tutelo-Saponi language. In […]
Honoring Native American Heritage Month
[…] Land Acknowledgment Statement as further commitment to practicing inclusion daily. Photo by Mike Salemi The Eno River Association respectfully acknowledges that the land that we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi, the Tutelo, the Shakori, the Cheraw, and the Eno. They descended from an […]
We’ve Got Exciting News!
Help us raise $123,000 by December 31 We’ve got exciting news to share! We’re acquiring 23 more acres of land and placing an additional 19 acres under a permanent conservation easement along the East Fork of the Eno River in northern Orange County in December. All 42 acres adjoin our Confluence Natural Area, expanding […]
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A Community of Men and Mills
[…] of a post office was certification of a mill’s centricity and yet another reason to draw people to it. With the post rider and mail came the newspapers and journals and knowledge of life beyond the region. Men swapped news and views and horses and land. Men came to fish in the mill pond […]
Ribbons of Color Along the Eno River
The Association provides platform for People of Color to share their Eno family history The Eno River Association announces the revival of their Eno Journal, now available for purchase online and thru local retail shops. Ribbons of Color Along the Eno River: The History of African Americans and People of Color Living on the Eno […]
Celebrate Earth Day 2020
Photo by Dalvin Nichols, www.8bitphotog.com There are so many ways to celebrate our beloved river and our earth today, and we hope you’ll take part in at least one of them: …download our Treasure Maps for the Confluence Natural Area …color a page from our coloring book …represent the Eno River (and support our […]
1733: Meeting with Shacco Will
ENO JournalVolume 4, No. 21976 Many have identified Byrd’s Shacco-Will, a guide, with Eno Will, Lawson’s guide, and have pointed to this incident as symbolic of the demise of the noble savage and of the Siouan tribes. … we sent for’an old Indian called Shacco-Will, living about seven miles off, who reckoned himself seventy-eight years […]
Eno River State Park Construction Update
[…] staff say visitors should prepare to have a wait for a parking space at Fews Ford while construction continues. Read the State Park press release. The Good News is that there are still over 50 miles of trails along the Eno River to explore in the event the Fews Ford lot is full. Now’s […]
Hugh L. Mangum, 1877-1922
[…] Duke Libraries and may be browsed at their website. Hugh Leonard Mangum was born June 3,1877 on Main Street in Durham where the Alexander Ford Building stands today. His father, Presley J. Mangum, an early Durham postmaster, was a skilled craftsman and furniture maker who owned a sash, blind, and door factory in downtown […]
How We’re Advocating for the Eno
[…] the forefront of advocacy efforts to protect and preserve the natural, historical, and cultural resources of the Eno River and its surrounding areas. The following are some updates on our advocacy efforts and opportunities to support to our cause. All are welcome to join our Eno Land Use & Advocacy Committee Meetings! Our May meeting focused […]
Eno River Association expands Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area
The Eno River Association announced a 7.5 acres expansion of Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area today via a recent land acquisition. This property is a priority in the Eno River State Park Master Plan given its exceptional Natural Heritage Program Natural Area rating and will help provide habitat and water protection for the Eno […]
Take a Hike with BING-ENO!
Start the New Year off right! Hike the Eno! Win prizes! Stay safe!!! Join us along the Eno from January 2nd through March 31st with our new BING-ENO game! Learn more and download your BING-ENO card today: www.enoriver.org/bing-eno
Annual Member Meeting
All Eno River Association members are invited to our annual business meeting on Sunday, October 22nd, from 2pm-4pm, at the Confluence Natural Area (4214 Highland Farm Road, Hillsborough, NC). This event is rain or shine. Please join us to hear an update from Eno staff and board members, enjoy light refreshments, and be the first […]