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*Constitution and By-Laws of the [http://thorpe.ou.edu/IRA/sccatcons.html Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina], approved 1944.
*Constitution and By-Laws of the [http://thorpe.ou.edu/IRA/sccatcons.html Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina], approved 1944.


*Offical website of the [http://www.catawbaindiannation.com Catawba Indian Nation of South Carolina].
*Offical website of the [http://www.catawbaindiannation.com Catawba Indian Nation of South Carolina].  
*Catawba Tribe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catawba_(tribe) WikipediA]


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The Catawba Nation is primarily associated with the state of South Carolina[1].

History[edit | edit source]

Culture Area: Southern Piedmont                     Linguistic Family:  Eastern Siouan

Traditional Economy: agriculture, hunting, gathering


The Catawba Indian Nation/Catawba Tribe of South Carolina is the only Federaly recognized tribe in South Carolina.

Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]

1738:  smallpox raged in South Carolina and many Catawba died.

1759:  samllpox killed close to 50% of the tribe

1763:  reservation 15 miles square on both sides of the Catawba river, within the present York and Lancaster counties, South Carolina

1826:  the reservation was leased to non-indians

1841: The Catawba tribe sold all but one square mile of their reservation. The tribal headquarters is located there today. 

Brief History[edit | edit source]

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

Reservations[edit | edit source]

Additional References to the History of the Tribe[edit | edit source]

Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]

Catawba Indian Nation
996 Avenue of the Nations
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Phone: 803.366.4792
Fax: 803.366.0629

 

Records[edit | edit source]

Important Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 Available online

2.  Blumer, Thomas J. Bibliography of the Catawba. Native American Bibliography Series, No. 10. The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Netuchen, N.J. & Loondon 1987 ISBN 0-8108-1986-4  FHL 970.3 C281bt

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
  • Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 Available online.
  • Klein, Barry T., ed. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. WorldCat 317923332; FHL book 970.1 R259e.
  • Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. WorldCat 37475188; FHL book 970.1 G131g.
Vol. 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean
Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America
Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau
Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands
  • Sturtevant, William C. Handbook of North American Indians. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– .
Volume 1 -- Not yet published
Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- WorldCat 234303751
Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- WorldCat 255572371
Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- WorldCat 19331914; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4.
Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- WorldCat 299653808; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5.
Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- WorldCat 247493742; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6.
Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- WorldCat 247493311
Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 13240086; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.8.
Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- WorldCat 26140053; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9.
Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- WorldCat 301504096; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.10.
Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- WorldCat 256516416; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.11.
Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- WorldCat 39401371; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12.
Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- WorldCat 48209643
Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- WorldCat 254277176
Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 356517503; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.15.
Volume 16 -- Not yet published
Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- WorldCat 43957746
Volume 18 -- Not yet published
Volume 19 -- Not yet published
Volume 20 -- Not yet published