Catawba Indian Nation
The Catawba Nation is primarily associated with the state of South Carolina[1].
History
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
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
Some of the tribe removed from the area and joined the Cherokee, most returned after a short time.
Reservations
Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Tribal Headquarters
Catawba Indian Nation
996 Avenue of the Nations
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Phone: 803.366.4792
Fax: 803.366.0629
Records
Important Web Sites
- Constitution and By-Laws of the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina, approved 1944.
- Offical website of the Catawba Indian Nation of South Carolina.
- Catawba Tribe WikipediA
References
- ↑ 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
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- Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America
- Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau
- Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands
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- Volume 1 -- Not yet published
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- 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.
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- Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- WorldCat 247493742; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6.
- Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- WorldCat 247493311
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- Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- WorldCat 26140053; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9.
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- 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
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