Catawba potter Keith Brown demonstrates traditional Catawba pipe making techniques.
Sin títuloKim Rodgers demonstrates how to hang, gut, skin, and process a deer.
Sin títuloCatawba artist Ericka Pursley teaches advanced beadwork techniques.
Sin títuloCatawba citizen and artist Beckee Garris demonstrates the Catawba Women's Honor and Welcome dances.
Sin títuloCatawba artist Kassidy Plyler demonstrates the traditional Catawba women's Fancy Dance.
Sin títuloCatawba artist Travis Blue demonstrates the traditional Catawba Hunter's Dance.
Sin títuloChef Dave McCluskey provides a brief overview of the importance of corn to indigenous people, and the traditional methods used for nixtamalization to improve the nutritional value of native corn. This brief talk was presented at a dinner featuring foods prepared with Catawba corn for the first time in living memory.
Sin títuloChef Dave Smoke McCluskey discusses the history and importance of corn in the indigenous American diet and culture.
Sin títuloDr. Heather Lapham, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Research Labs of Archaeology, discusses the process of designing and installing museum displays at the Catawba Cultural Center combining archaeological materials from UNC, artifacts from the Catawba Nation Archives, and collaboration between Dr. Lapham's team and the Cultural Center staff.
Sin títuloCatawba Elder Beckee Garris tells the Catawba creation story "First Woman," and the traditional Catawba story of the Yehasuri, the "little people." She contextualizes the stories within Catawba culture and society by talking about Catawba history and traditions. Also includes discussion of a book collection of Native stories which included these tales.
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