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Date(s)
- 2003 (Creation)
Extent
No pagination, 29cm.
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Administrative history
The Catawba Indian Nation is the only federally recognized native tribe in the state of South Carolina. First receiving federal recognition in 1941, the tribe's federal status was rescinded under the Catawba Indian Tribe Division of Assets Act (1959) as part of the US government's termination policy (1953-1968). In 1973, the Catawba Nation Tribal government was reformed and petitioned to regain federal recognition. Over the next 20 years the Catawba engaged in a legal battle with the governments of both the United States and the State of South Carolina to regain federal recognition and settle outstanding land claims resulting from the illegal Treaty of Nation Ford (1840). After a long fight which included several cases heard before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Catawba regained recognition through an act of Congress via the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina land Claims Settlement Act of 1993, regaining its status as a sovereign, self-governing nation.
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Scope and content
Bound collection of numerous documents and copies of agreements between the Catawba Nation and various parties for developments in York County, on the Catawba Reservation, and in Santee.
System of arrangement
Arranged according to the Library of Congress classification system.
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Conditions governing access
This item is open for research use.
Physical access
This item is available for access at the Catawba Nation Archives.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
©2003 Catawba Indian Nation. All rights reserved. Requests for reproduction or use should be directed to the copyright holder.
Languages of the material
- English
- Siouan Language
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Some Catawba words and phrases are used.
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No further accruals are expected.
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Publication notes
Catawba Indian Nation, Rock Hill, SC.
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Collection of EC resolutions, contract and agreements with SC and other entities around gaming.
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Archivist's note
Record created by Ensley F. Guffey, 2005 August 08.