Catawba 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.Jeff 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 of videos provides an overview of the Catawba Nation's government structure and the responsibilities of some of the government's divisions. This series was presented as virtual programming and was recorded via Zoom.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionLydia Locklear, CIN Deputy Tribal Attorney, discusses Catawba Nation's EC Roles and Responsibilities.
Lydia LocklearShawn Butler, CIN Director of Public Safety, discusses jurisdiction and law enforcement within the Catawba Nation.
Shawn ButlerRecordings of the Catawba Listen & Learn virtual programming series. Each video focuses on a single, discrete subject.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionIn this video, Catawba Citizen Roo George-Warren demonstrates how to use fibrous plants found in the Catawba homlands to create cordage, or rope.
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