Contains information pertinent to securing housing rights for the Catawba Nation, including testimony before a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing by then-chief Gilbert Blue, and housing plans.
Dr. Wenonah G. HaireCatawba 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 HarrisThis 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 Division