The Catawba Indian Nation of the Carolinas

128 pages: photographs, illustrations; 24cm.

From the cover: "The Catawba Indians are aboriginal to South Carolina, and their pottery tradition may be traced to 2,400 B.C. When Hernando de Soto visited the Catawba Nation (then Cofitachique) in 1540, he found a sophisticated Mississippian Culture. After the founding of Charleston in 1670, the Catawba population declined. Throughout subsequent demographic stress, the Catawba supported themselves by making and peddling pottery. They have the only surviving Native American pottery tradition east of the Mississippi. Without pottery, there would be no Catawba Indian Nation today."

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This item is open for research use.

Access available at the Catawba Nation Archives.

©2004 Thomas Blumer. All rights reserved. Requests for reproduction or use should be directed to the copyright holder.

• English
• Siouan Language

• Latin

Some Catawba words or phrases are used in the text.

No further accruals are expected.

Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC.

3 copies.

Labeled Traditional Knowledge, Non-Verified (TK-NV): This Label is being used because there are concerns about accuracy and/or representations made in this material. This material was not created through informed consent or community protocols for research and engagement. Therefore, questions about its accuracy and who/how it represents the Catawba Indian Nation and/or the Catawba people are being raised.

Record created by Ensley F. Guffey, 2025 April 28.