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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Sara Ayers: Uniqueness | Digital Traditions

Episode 6

Audio

Grades: Higher Education

Ayers discusses how no two of her pieces are ever exactly alike. Sara Ayers was a highly accomplished Catawba potter who exemplified the major artistic tradition of South Carolina's earliest residents...

Catawba Art Exhibit | Palmetto Scene

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

In the late 1990s, the Catawba Nation received federal recognition. Photojournalist and Filmmaker Catherine Bauknight set out to document the revival of the tribe. Her photo essay exhibit at the...

Sara Ayers: Animal Figures | Digital Traditions

Episode 1

Audio

Grades: Higher Education

Sara Ayers talks with Cinda Baldwin about animal figures in her pottery. Sara Ayers was a highly accomplished Catawba potter who exemplified the major artistic tradition of South Carolina's earliest...

Sara Ayers: Tools | Digital Traditions

Episode 3

Audio

Grades: Higher Education

Ayers tells Cinda Baldwin about the tools she uses to make pottery. Sara Ayers was a highly accomplished Catawba potter who exemplified the major artistic tradition of South Carolina's earliest...

Sara Ayers: Animal Figures and Larger Pieces | Digital Traditions

Episode 2

Audio

Grades: Higher Education

Sara Ayers talks with Cinda Baldwin about animal figures in her pottery. (Part 2) Sara Ayers was a highly accomplished Catawba potter who exemplified the major artistic tradition of South Carolina's...

Steps in Shaping a Pot, Part 1 | Digital Traditions

Episode 1

Video

Grades: Higher Education

Footage from Folklife Resource Center documentation in the late 1980s. Filmed in Nola Harris Campbell's home. Related Links Catawba Cultural Preservation Catawba Cultural Center

Steps in Shaping a Pot, Part 3 | Digital Traditions

Episode 3

Video

Grades: Higher Education

Nola Harris Campbell finishes the outside of the pot by rubbing it with a corn cob. This "blends" the coils together and the pot is ready to cure or dry. Harris also demonstrates "scraping" a dried...

Steps in Shaping a Pot, Part 2 | Digital Traditions

Episode 2

Video

Grades: Higher Education

Nora Harris Campbell builds up the sides of the pot with "coils" and uses the lid of a tin can to scrape the inside of the pot smooth - blending the individual coils together. Footage from Folklife...

Embroidering Starfields | ETV Shorts

Video

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

Gaffney Embroidery is a unique shop that creates all of the starfield patterns that go on our American Flags. It's one of the few in the United States and they are located in Gaffney, S.C.

Sassafras Mountain | ETV Shorts

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

As the highest point in South Carolina, Sassafras Mountain boosts tremendous views of three neighboring states: Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. It is also part of the Appalachian Mountains.

N Is for Native American | South Carolina from A to Z

Episode 16

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Grades: 1 2 4 5 8

South Carolina is home to eleven Native American tribes. Can you name them all?

C Is for Cherokee Scenic Highway | South Carolina from A to Z

Episode 3

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Grades: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

C is for Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway. Narrated by Dennis V. Chastain.

Pam Corwin | Congaree Swamp Stories

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Congaree Swamp Stories Camp Workshop Speaker What Happened to the Congaree Indians, and Learning from Native American Artifacts, Culture, Foodways and Creation Stories Ms. Pam Corwin, a biologist for...

Native Americans | Road Trip

Video

Grades: 5 8 11

John Trudell, a Native American activist, talks about an often overlooked group of people. Trudell shares how Native Americans fit into the fight for civil rights. Connections, P.A. Bennett, ETV, 2002

Meet Harold Hatcher, Chief of the Waccamaw Indian People

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

No great man became great by doing what his predecessors did. Great people see things that are wrong and fix them. These are the words that Chief Hatcher lives by. Harold Hatcher is the chief of the...

Those Who Remain: The Catawba Nation and the Negotiated Agreement

Episode 7

Video

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

The river bears the name of the Catawba Nation, one of the largest tribes in the Southeast at the time of the European arrival. Because of their ability to work with the British and their willingness...

Those Who Remain: Dentist

Episode 6

Video

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

Dr. Wenonah George Haire is the only dentist in her tribe. In the evenings, she is consumed by her cultural heritage as a Catawba and spends hours making Catawba pottery. She has concerns that this...

Those Who Remain: Chicora

Episode 5

Video

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

Gene Martin is the Chief of the Chicora tribe of Horry and Georgetown Counties. Their tribe is considered an Indian Association. They are protesting the replica of the Christopher Columbus ship, the...

Those Who Remain: Pee Dee

Episode 4

Video

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

Cheerleading, playing football and coaching are a way of life for the Locklear family in the Pee Dee. Football is only half of their identity. Chief Locklear expresses regret that the language of the...

Those Who Remain: Native Population

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

In this segment, Herb McAmis, an adopted member of the Edisto-Kusso-Natchez people of Dorchester and Colleton Counties, explains that some are genetic Indians and some are Indians in their hearts. He...

Those Who Remain: Edisto

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 5 8

Glenn Creel feels that he has been called to minister physically and spiritually. Due to the financial pressures of medical school, that dream is out of reach, and Glenn teaches to earn a living...

Those Who Remain: Santee

Episode 3

Video

Grades: 5 8

Each morning, Oscar Pratt, Chief of the Santee of Holly Hill, drives 30 miles to Walterboro, where he is the supervisor for a steel company. After work, he is usually in his fields until dark, and...

Danza del Venado | Artopia

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A Closer Look The Danza del Venado tells a story. At first the deer is alone, happily grazing in the forest. When our video clip begins, hunters appear and the deer fights for his life. Watch the...