This series is composed of digital video recordings of classes and demonstrations on traditional Catawba arts and crafts held by the Catawba Cultural Center for Catawba citizens, their immediate families, and employees of the Catawba Indian Nation. The class leaders are highly skilled and respected Catawba artists.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionCatawba artists demonstrate traditional basketry techniques.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionThis series collects digital video files of Catawba artist Faye Greiner demonstrating traditional reed plaiting basketry techniques.
Faye George GreinerCatawba artist Travis Blue Demonstrates how to put a rim on a reed basket.
Travis BlueCatawba artist Kassidy Plyler with the Catawba Cultural Center teaches a class on traditional long leaf pine needle basketry. as part of our Catawba Culture Class series.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionThis series collects digital video files relating to traditional Catawba uses and techniques for a variety of natural resources found in the traditional Catawba homelands along the Catawba River.
Catawba Cultural Services DivisionKim Rodgers demonstrates how to hang, gut, skin, and process a deer.
Kim RodgersMarvin Bouknight, the Catawba Nation's Environmental Services and Natural Resources Program Manager, discusses the importance of native river cane in Catawba history and culture, as well as efforts to reintroduce river cane to it's traditional habitat along the Catawba River.
Marvin BouknightRoo George-Warren discusses some common, wild growing plants that have traditionally used by the Catawba for food and medicine.
DeLesslin "Roo" George-WarrenEricka Pursley discusses and demonstrates the methods for skinning and preparing animal hides.
Catawba Cultural Services Division