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[[Image:Catawba potter, they were well known for their pottery in the Carolinas..jpg|thumb|right]]  
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=== History  ===
=== History  ===


'''Culture Area:''' Southern Piedmont                     '''Linguistic Family:'''  Eastern Siouan  
'''Culture Area:''' Southern Piedmont                      
 
'''Linguistic Family:'''  Eastern Siouan  


'''Traditional Economy:''' agriculture, hunting, gathering  
'''Traditional Economy:''' agriculture, hunting, gathering  
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1841: The Catawba tribe sold all but one square mile of their reservation. The tribal headquarters is located there today.   
1841: The Catawba tribe sold all but one square mile of their reservation. The tribal headquarters is located there today.   


1962 Cataba of South Carolina Terinated, Tribal membership 631- Tribal land (Acres) 3,388  
1962 Cataba of South Carolina Terminated, Tribal membership 631- Tribal land (Acres) 3,388  


==== Brief History  ====
==== Brief History  ====


Some of the tribe removed from the area and joined the Cherokee, most returned after a short time.  
Some of the tribe removed from the area and joined the [[Cherokee_Indians|Cherokee]], most returned after a short time.  


==== Reservations  ====
==== Reservations  ====
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