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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<div>Cherokees</div>
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<div>Chicora</div>
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<div>Edisto Natchez-Kusso</div>
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<div>Pee Dee</div>
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<div>Santee</div>
Santee

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<div>Sewees</div>
Sewees

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<div>Tuscarora/Iroquoian Tribe</div>
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<div>Varner Town</div>
Varner Town

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Osceola | History of SC Slide Collection
Osceola | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 107

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

Osceola ( -1838), the celebrated Seminole Chief, died in captivity at Fort Moultrie on January 30th, 1838. Osceola's death marked the end of a long and determined resistance by his people to the...
The Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Special
The Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Special

Video

Grades: 4 8

The "Palmetto Special" leaves Columbia and travels to Spartanburg County. At the beginning of the program the Fall Line is defined, along with an introduction to the backcountry, the frontier of South...
Carolina Indians | Palmetto Special
Carolina Indians | Palmetto Special

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The lesson consists of the host and three students visiting Keowee-Toxaway State Park in Pickens County. The story of the Cherokee is told there through drawings and artifacts in a series of display...
Cherokee Alphabet | History of SC Slide Collection
Cherokee Alphabet | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 12

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Grades: 4 8

The title page and first page of hymns, "Cherokee Hymnbook," printed in Philadelphia, for the American Baptists Publication Society around 1820. The Cherokee were a highly organized society, and early...
Table Rock Mountain | History of SC Slide Collection
Table Rock Mountain | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 5

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Grades: 1 3

Table Rock Mountain, long a favorite scenic spot of South Carolinians, takes its name from its distinctive shape. A Cherokee legend tells the story that a giant who once lived in the nearby valley had...
The Waccamaw Indian People | Between the Waters
The Waccamaw Indian People | Between the Waters

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The Native American presence at Hobcaw Barony is apparent in the property’s very name, said to be a Native American word meaning “between the waters.” Physical evidence is readily seen in the shell...
General Thomas Sumter | Brattonsville
General Thomas Sumter | Brattonsville
Episode 2

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Grades: 4 8

General Thomas Sumter was an American Revolutionary War militia leader and later a U.S. Congressman. After the crushing defeat at Waxhaws, General Sumter gathered militia troops in South Carolina...
Cherokees | Palmetto Heritage
Cherokees | Palmetto Heritage

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The story of the Cherokees is told through scenes from "lJnto These Hills" the outdoor drama in Cherokee, North Carolina that depicts the story of the Cherokees. The video centers around an Indian...
Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Heritage
Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Heritage

Video

Grades: 4 8

The Legend of Isaqueena blends fact with fantasy. An Indian trade based out of Ninety Six in the early 1750's grew to become the largest business operating outside of Charleston. Alan assisted with...
Cherokee Today | Periscope
Cherokee Today | Periscope
Episode 3

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

Today, Oconee County is home to the modern Cherokees of South Carolina. Traditional arts, crafts, foods, and language are still part of the Cherokee way of life.
The Trail of Tears | Periscope
The Trail of Tears | Periscope
Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The Cherokee are the largest tribe in the United States. They have also suffered some of the greatest losses in history of the United States. At one time, "Cherokee country" stretched from the...
Cherokee | Periscope
Cherokee | Periscope
Episode 1

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

The first "interstate" in South Carolina was created by the Cherokee. It was known as "the Cherokee Path." In the 1700s, this route led traders from the coast of Charleston past the Columbia area and...
Chicora | Periscope
Chicora | Periscope
Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The Chicora were traditionally a coastal tribe living near Pawleys Island, South Carolina. They grew corn, tobacco and beans in their gardens and domesticated animals like deer and chickens. Because...
Natchez-Kusso Now Known As Edisto Natchez-Kusso | Periscope
Natchez-Kusso Now Known As Edisto Natchez-Kusso | Periscope
Episode 3

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

In the 1970s, the Natchez-Kusso Tribe took the name "Edisto" in honor of the river central to the lives of their ancestors. Edisto communities can be found near the river at Four Hole Swamp, Creeltown...
Edisto Natchez-Kusso | Periscope
Edisto Natchez-Kusso | Periscope
Episode 2

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

In the mid 1700s, the Natchez moved to Kusso lands near the Edisto River in South Carolina. Mixing tribal traditions and culture was not uncommon in South Carolina tribes.
Edisto | Periscope
Edisto | Periscope
Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Native Americans have lived near the Edisto River for over 400 years. The Edisto Indians were originally known as the Natchez Kusso (Nah-chez Koo-so). The Natchez Kusso were a mixture of tribes. The...
Pee Dee Then & Now | Periscope
Pee Dee Then & Now | Periscope
Episode 3

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

Most members of the Pee Dee Indian Nation now live near the South Carolina towns of Cheraw and McColl. The Pee Dee Indians continue to show a dedication to their land and the people near it. During...
The Pee Dee and the Europeans | Periscope
The Pee Dee and the Europeans | Periscope
Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5

Diseases brought by the Europeans killed great numbers of the Pee Dee Indians. Despite this problem, they traded deer skins and formed alliances with the new colonists. During the Revolutionary War...
First Native People Europeans Met | Periscope
First Native People Europeans Met | Periscope
Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5

The Pee Dee were some of the first native people the Europeans met while exploring the Americas. Spanish explorer D'Allyon (dee-al-yon) made contact with the Pee Dee Indians in 1521. Prior to the...
Catawba Then & Now | Periscope
Catawba Then & Now | Periscope
Episode 3

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

The Catawba still use the river their ancestors used for hunting, fishing, and clay. Riverbottom clay is used to make traditional Catawba pottery. Pottery is an important tradition that has been...
Catawba & Tribal Land | Periscope
Catawba & Tribal Land | Periscope
Episode 2

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Grades: 6 7 8

Many members of the Catawba live on a reservation near Rock Hill, South Carolina. In 1994, the tribe asked the United States government to officially recognize the Catawba Indians' right to tribal...