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."
The Catawba (people of the river) are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation.
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Circle of Inheritance, a South Carolina ETV television program that looks at the prehistoric and colonial history of South Carolina.
Learn about The First People in South Carolina, Europeans who settled into South Carolina colonies and how African slavery contributed to The Colonial Economy (1607-1775).
