This would fit the theory that the settlers sought help from the natives and joined their tribe. This claim has not yet been confirmed, but later settlers claimed to have seen light-skinned natives while exploring the area around Roanoke. The same group that claims this also claimed that the colonists joined because of little hope that supplies from England would ever arrive. This statement might have some truth because it took White three years to return when he was supposed to be back within a year. Other claims from explorers state that they saw English captives in Native American settlements and stone houses. This was probably due to either a violation of the law or the capture of the men by enemy tribes. Building stone houses was a skill learned from the English by the natives. The English would not have taught the natives how to build these houses if they were not on good terms. Building an average stone house would take about a year, or even longer if the stone house was actually two stories, as was claimed. While the settlers may have maintained friendly relations during the construction process, they were certainly not enemies. Excluding the idea that the colonists were