Meredith Join, CIN Director of Justice Services, the future of the governance court within the Catawba Nation.
Meredith JoinCatawba citizen and dancer Jonathan Thomas demonstrates the traditional Catawba Grass Dance.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionEricka Pursley discusses and demonstrates the methods for skinning and preparing animal hides.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionCatawba citizen and dancer Jonathan Thompson demonstrates the traditional, pan-Native Hoop Dance.
Jonathan ThomasCatawba artist Monty Branham demonstrates how to build a clay strainer.
Monty BranhamCatawba artist Travis Blue demonstrates the traditional Catawba Hunter's Dance.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionCatawba citizen Jeff Harris, the Director of Justice Services and Tribal Attorney for the Catawba Nation discusses the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people in the United States.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionJeff Harris, Catawba citizen, the Director of Justice Services, and Tribal Attorney for the Catawba Nation discusses the history of the Termination Act (1959), the termination of the Catawba Nation's federal recognition, and the ultimately successful legal battle to reclaim recognition and settle long-standing land claims resulting form the illegal Treaty of Nation Ford (1840).
Jeff HarrisJeff Harris, Catawba citizen, Director of Justice Services, and Tribal Attorney for the Catawba Nation discusses the history and importance of the Indian Child Welfare Act (1978), and recent challenges to its provisions.
Jeff HarrisChef Dave Smoke McCluskey discusses the history and importance of corn in the indigenous American diet and culture.
Dave Smoke McCluskey