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Meet Harold Hatcher, Chief of the Waccamaw Indian People

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Meet Harold Hatcher, Chief of the Waccamaw Indian People
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...
Ment Nelson, Artist | Original SC

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Ment Nelson, Artist | Original SC
Ment Nelson is all about purpose. His hope is that his first art collection will stir up curiosity and create an educational opportunity to bring awareness of the Gullah culture to a younger crowd.
Those Who Remain: Dentist - Episode 6 Those Who Remain: Pee Dee 4

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Those Who Remain: Pee Dee
Episode 4
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: Dentist - Episode 6 Those Who Remain: Chicora 5

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Those Who Remain: Chicora
Episode 5
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: Dentist 6

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Those Who Remain: Dentist
Episode 6
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: Edisto 2

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Those Who Remain: Edisto
Episode 2
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: Edisto - Episode 2 Those Who Remain: Santee 3

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Those Who Remain: Santee
Episode 3
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...
Those Who Remain: Pee Dee - Episode 4 Those Who Remain: Native Population 1

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Those Who Remain: Native Population
Episode 1
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...