Native American Heritage Month is celebrated from November 1 through November 30 each year. What began as a day of honoring the first Americans became a full month in 1990 when President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November as "National American Indian Heritage Month. Other variations of the month-long celebration include "Native American Heritage Month" and "National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month."
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Boyd S. Hilton (d. 1985), Blackburn, Catawba County. Interview recorded July 1981. Boyd S. Hilton belonged to a family with deep roots in the Catawba Valley pottery tradition. John Wesley Hilton was...
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Boyd S. Hilton belonged to a family with deep roots in the Catawba Valley pottery tradition. John Wesley Hilton was the patriarch of a family tradition that spans several generations. Hilton’s father...
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Traditional Appalachian song. Performed by Will Goins. Music by Brian Ahern. Sacred Prayers Sacred Songs. PRODUCED BY Will Moreau Goins. Mastered at Mann Recording Studios, Columbia, SC. Phoenix...
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Ancient Hopi lullaby. Arranged & performed by Will Goins. Music by Brian Mann. Sacred Prayers Sacred Songs. PRODUCED BY Will Moreau Goins. Mastered at Mann Recording Studios, Columbia, SC. Phoenix...
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Performed in Cherokee & Lakota by Will Goins. Music by Gary and Anne Wakenhunt. Sacred Prayers Sacred Songs. PRODUCED BY Will Moreau Goins. Mastered at Mann Recording Studios, Columbia, SC. Phoenix...
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By the age of 15, Nola Harris Campbell was well on her way to becoming a master potter. She learned how to make coil-formed pottery from another master potter, her sister-in-law Georgia Harris. Over...
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The South Carolina Board of Education established a state-funded Indian school for the Varner Town Indian Community in 1938. This one-room school was closed by the state in 1963, forcing integration...
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Although recognized by South Carolina, the Catawba did not receive federal recognition until 1941. In 1959 they petitioned Congress to terminate their tribal status, and tribal landholdings were...
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Sara Ayers was a highly accomplished Catawba potter who exemplified the major artistic tradition of South Carolina's earliest residents. Daughter of David A. Harris, chief of the Catawba Nation from...
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Ayers discusses the role of her grandfather in her pottery making. Sara Ayers was a highly accomplished Catawba potter who exemplified the major artistic tradition of South Carolina's earliest...
