Native American Heritage

Native American Heritage Month is celebrated from November 1 through November 30 each year.

November

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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Constelena Kelly | Blythewood History 2
Constelena Kelly | Blythewood History
Episode 2

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Constelena Kelly's great-great grandfather, a Caucasian man, was married to a Cherokee Native American who lived on the reservation. A time came when she was not allowed to live anywhere but on the...
Uncommon Folk 4
Uncommon Folk
Episode 4

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Margaret Robbins is a traditional artist who comes from the Catawba pottery tradition, but puts her own unique spin on the work she creates.
Sacred Prayers Sacred Songs Audio Transcript
Sacred Prayers Sacred Songs Audio Transcript

Document

Grades: Higher Education

Audio Transcript for Sacred Prayers Sacred Songs PRODUCED BY Will Moreau Goins. Mastered at Mann Recording Studios, Columbia, SC. Phoenix Records, 2001. From the liner notes by Will Goins: "To all of...
Between The Waters, Part 1
Between The Waters, Part 1

Video

Grades: 3 4 5

1000 BC – 900 AD is known as the “Woodland Period” of Hobcaw Barony’s history. The area of Hobcaw was inhabited by the Waccamaw Native American tribe. The name Hobcaw means “Between the Waters” in the...
Chief Blue With His Wife | History Of SC Slide Collection
Chief Blue With His Wife | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 5

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

"Chief Blue towers over his wife, with his more than 6-foot frame. Their son, Nelson Blue, has now assumed command of the Catawba tribe," says the caption on this 1950s photo. Courtesy of the South...
Indian Pottery For Sale | History Of SC Slide Collection
Indian Pottery For Sale | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

"Indian Pottery for Sale." This photo was taken by Louise Jones Dubose when she visited the Catawba reservation in connection with her office as assistant director of the WPA Writers Project in the...
The Town Hall In Cheraw | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Town Hall In Cheraw | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 1

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Town Hall in Cheraw, built in 1858 and photographed here in 1890, is still used as a meeting place for the Masons (who helped pay for it) and for city offices. County seat of Chesterfield County...
Native Americans In the Revolutionary War | Ninety Six
Native Americans In the Revolutionary War | Ninety Six
Episode 2

Photo

Grades: 4 8

Native Americans also participated in the American Revolution. The Catawbas, for the most part, sided with the Colonialist Patriots, due to their friendship, and ties to settlers in the surrounding...
Circle of Inheritance: Native Land, Native People
Circle of Inheritance: Native Land, Native People

Lesson

Grades: 4, 8

Through this lesson students will be able to recall information on the settlement of South Carolina and the United States by Native Americans and Europeans through a series of summative assessments...

Native American Canoes | History Of SC Slide Collection
Native American Canoes | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 2

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The first builders of boats for transportation in North America were the tribes of Native Americans who greeted the European invaders with canoes. The canoes of the southeast woodlands tribes were...
Catawba Pottery Tradition | Palmetto Scene
Catawba Pottery Tradition | Palmetto Scene

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

“Catawba Pottery is the oldest Native pottery tradition east of the Mississippi River that’s been produced continuously throughout time,” Catawba Potter Keith “Little Bear” Brown explains. Catawba...
Attakulla Kulla | South Carolina Public Radio
Attakulla Kulla | South Carolina Public Radio

Audio

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

"A" is for Attakulla Kulla. Cherokee Leader. Diplomat. Attakull Kulla, also known as Little Carpenter was an influential leader of the Cherokees in the midd-1700s. As a diplomat, he worked to advance...
Williamson, Andrew | South Carolina Public Radio
Williamson, Andrew | South Carolina Public Radio

Audio

Grades: 6 7 8

“W” is for Williamson, Andrew [ca. 1730-1786]. Soldier. Williamson immigrated to Ninety Six District from his native Scotland. He was a lieutenant during the Cherokee War. An ardent patriot at the...
Sewees | South Carolina Public Radio
Sewees | South Carolina Public Radio

Audio

Grades: 6 7 8

“S” is for Sewees. The Sewees were a Native American nation based along the Santee River and the Sea Islands. In 1670 it was the Sewees who showed the English colonists the best harbors. They helped...
Southeastern Native Americans' Lifestyles
Southeastern Native Americans' Lifestyles

Lesson

Grades: 3, 4

The Native Americans of the Southeastern Region included those in South Carolina. These Native Americans were adapted to a warm climate and were permanent settlers of the region. This lesson explores...