Chef Dave Smoke McCluskey discusses the history and importance of corn in the indigenous American diet and culture.
Dave Smoke McCluskeyDr. 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.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionCatawba 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.
Catawba TraditionalThis series collects a series of three digital videos of Dr. R.P. Stephen Davis, Jr. of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Archaeology discussing his decades of work and discoveries at Catawba sites across the Carolinas.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionDr. Davis take a close look at late Catawba settlement sites near Nation Ford, South Carolina.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionDr. Steve Davis discusses his archaeological discoveries that reveal some of the history of the ancestral Catawba tribes in North Carolina.
Dr. R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr.Lydia Locklear, CIN Deputy Tribal Attorney, discusses an overview of tribal governance and how that relates to the Catawba Nation.
Lydia LocklearMeredith Join, CIN Director of Justice Services, the future of the governance court within the Catawba Nation.
Meredith JoinThis collection contains materials related to the Catawba Indian Nation’s legal struggle to settle land claims with the State of South Carolina and to reclaim federal recognition. The collection includes research notes and articles, newspaper articles, copies of legal filings and rulings from state and federal courts, internal and external communications, contracts and invoices from the Native American Rights Fund, and attorneys representing the Catawba Indian Nation.
Jay Bender