Ensley Guffey archivist at the Catawba Nation Archives, demonstrates how to access and use the Catawba Nation Archives Online website.
Sans titreChef 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.
Sans titreCatawba citizens Aaron Baumgardner and Hayley Brezeale discuss the Catawba Nation's ongoing efforts towards food sovereignty, as well as the goals of the program as a whole.
Sans titreChef Dave Smoke McCluskey discusses the history and importance of corn in the indigenous American diet and culture.
Sans titreDr. 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.
Sans titreThis series contains a variety of digital video recordings of Catawba tribal members recounting traditional Catawba stories, with commentary about their origin, meaning, and significance.
Sans titreThe short films feature Catawba Elder Keith Brown retelling the traditional Catawba stories "First Woman," "Stealing Water From Turtle," and "The Yehasuri."
Sans titreCatawba Elder Keith Brown recounts the traditional Catawba creation story.
Sans titreCatawba Elder Keith Brown recounts the traditional Catawba story of the Yehasuri, the "little people."
Sans titreCatawba Elder Keith Brown recounts one of the traditional stories of the Catawba.
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