Native Americans

Cooking Fish. In " A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia” (German edition) by Theodore De Bry, 1590. North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

• Timeline of Native American History
  Find out what South Carolina was like thousands of years ago.
• Indian Tribes
  Need to know more about a Native American tribe? Here is a list of many South Carolina tribes, including ones that are now extinct.
• Native Land, Native People
  Watch this video to explore a Paleo-Indian dig in Allendale, petroglyphs near Table Rock, and a Catawba town council house.
• First Portraits of Native Americans by James White
  James White came to North Carolina in 1585 and made a series of over 70 drawings of people, plants, and animals.
• The First South Carolinians
  Meet the Santee, Catawba, Pee Dee, Edisto, Chicora, and Cherokee Indian tribes.

Cherokee

• Cherokee Indian Fact Sheet
  Learn about the Cherokee language, culture, clothing, and how they live today.
• The Cherokee Indians
  Read a short history of the Cherokee Indians.
• Cherokee Nation
  This map will show you where the Cherokees originally lived.

You can learn to say the months of the year in Cherokee:

Catawba

• Catawba Indian Nation
  The Catawba tribe has a 640-acre reservation in York County. Learn about their history since the European arrival.
• Catawba Indian Fact Sheet
  Learn about the Catawba Indians, including their culture, clothing, and language.
• Catawba Indians
  See a reproduction of a Catawba council house and an example of Catawba pottery.

Specific Native American Tribes

• The Pee Dee Indians
  The Pee Dee Indians lived along the Pee Dee River near Georgetown, SC and many members now live near Cheraw and McColl.
• The Edisto Indians
  The Edisto Indians were originally known as the Natchez Kusso and took the name Edisto in honor of the river.
• The Chicora Tribes
  The Chicora Indians historically live on the coast and are now represented by the Chicora-Siouan Indian Nation and the Chicora-Waccamaw Indian People.
• Santee Indians
  The Santee Indians lived near the Santee River and now have fewer than 400 descendants in the state.
• Yamasee Indians and Artifacts
  Come see archaeologists at work excavating Yamasee Indian artifacts, including pottery and jewelry.

Native Americans Today

• Yap Ye Iswa (Day of the Catawba)
  On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the Catawba Indian Nation celebrates Yap Ye Iswa, the Day of the Catawba.
• Catawba Pottery
  Read and watch how Billie Anne McKellar and other are creating pottery using traditional techniques and materials.
• Cherokee Indians (1927)
  Watch this movie from 1927 showing Catawba and Cherokee Indians. What do you think has changed?