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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."

Within this Collection

Collection Catawba
Catawba

The Catawba (people of the river) are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation.

Collection Cherokees
Cherokees
Collection Chicora
Chicora
Collection Edisto Natchez-Kusso
Edisto Natchez-Kusso
Collection Pee Dee
Pee Dee
Collection Santee
Santee
Collection Sewees
Sewees
Collection Tuscarora/Iroquoian Tribe
Tuscarora/Iroquoian Tribe
Collection Varner Town
Varner Town
Collection Waccamaw
Waccamaw
Content Type
Gullah Culture | The Palmetto Special Carolina Indians | Palmetto Special

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Carolina Indians | Palmetto Special
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

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Cherokee Alphabet | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 12
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

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Table Rock Mountain | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 5
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 Strawberry Schoolhouse at Hobcaw | Between the Waters The Waccamaw Indian People | Between the Waters

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The Waccamaw Indian People | Between the Waters
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...
Cherokees | Palmetto Heritage

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Cherokees | Palmetto Heritage
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...
Battle of King's Mountain | Palmetto Heritage Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Heritage

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Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Heritage
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

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Cherokee Today | Periscope
Episode 3
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

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The Trail of Tears | Periscope
Episode 2
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

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Cherokee | Periscope
Episode 1
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

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Chicora | Periscope
Episode 1
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

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Natchez-Kusso Now Known As Edisto Natchez-Kusso | Periscope
Episode 3
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

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Edisto Natchez-Kusso | Periscope
Episode 2
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

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Edisto | Periscope
Episode 1
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

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Pee Dee Then & Now | Periscope
Episode 3
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

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The Pee Dee and the Europeans | Periscope
Episode 2
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

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First Native People Europeans Met | Periscope
Episode 1
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

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Catawba Then & Now | Periscope
Episode 3
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

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Catawba & Tribal Land | Periscope
Episode 2
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...
Santee Community | Periscope

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Santee Community | Periscope
Episode 2
Like most Native Americans in South Carolina, the Santee have a history of trading with early colonists from Europe. In 1701, English explorer John Lawson described his meeting with the "King" of the...
Santee Tribe | Periscope

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Santee Tribe | Periscope
Episode 1
The Santee Tribe are one of the most unique in South Carolina because of their limited population. It is estimated there are fewer than 400 descendants of the Santee Tribe in the state.
Native American Culture | Periscope

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Native American Culture | Periscope
Episode 3
The histories of Native Americans in South Carolina also have much in common. Beginning in the early 1500s, European colonization meant disease, enslavement and loss of land for most Indian people...