Catawba artist Kassidy Plyler with the Catawba Cultural Center teaches a class on traditional long leaf pine needle basketry. as part of our Catawba Culture Class series.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionThis collection contains a variety of digital video recordings of programs presented by the Catawba Cultural Center for both the public and tribal members and families.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionShawn Butler, CIN Director of Public Safety, discusses jurisdiction and law enforcement within the Catawba Nation.
Shawn ButlerCatawba elder Joanne Bauer demonstrates traditional quilting techniques and patterns.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionCatawba citizen and artist Kassidy Plyler demonstrates the pan-Native Jingle Dress Dance.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionChef Dave Smoke McCluskey discusses the history and importance of corn in the indigenous American diet and culture.
Dave Smoke McCluskeyThis series contains three digital recordings of Catawba Indian Nation Tribal Attorney and Director of Justice Services Jeff Harris discussing history and current issues in US Indian law. The presentations were originally presented as a series of virtual talks over Zoom.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionJeff 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 HarrisJeff 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 HarrisCatawba 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.
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