Catawba Indian Nation

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The Catawba Indian Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe historically based along the Catawba River in the Carolinas, known for its distinctive pottery traditions and enduring cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribe ⓘ
federally recognized tribe ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina ⓘ
Catawba Nation ⓘ
capital Rock Hill, South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Rock Hill
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalInstitution Catawba Cultural Center ⓘ
culturalPractice storytelling ⓘ
traditional dances ⓘ
traditional pottery making ⓘ
culturalPreservationEffort language revitalization programs ⓘ
traditional arts education ⓘ
demographicTrend population growth since mid-20th century ⓘ
economicActivity arts and crafts ⓘ
gaming enterprises ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
ethnicGroup Catawba people ⓘ
governance tribal council ⓘ
governmentType elected tribal government ⓘ
hasArtForm Catawba pottery ⓘ
linked to: Catawba
headquartersLocation Rock Hill, South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Rock Hill
historicalEvent suffered population decline due to disease and warfare after European contact ⓘ
historicalLanguage Catawba language ⓘ
historicalPopulation once one of the largest tribes in the Carolina Piedmont ⓘ
language English ⓘ
languageFamily Siouan languages ⓘ
legalStatusChange federal recognition restored in 1993 ⓘ
notableFor distinctive pottery traditions ⓘ
enduring cultural heritage ⓘ
hand-coiled pottery ⓘ
populationEstimate approximately 3000 enrolled members ⓘ
primaryState South Carolina ⓘ
recognizedBy State of South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: South Carolina

United States federal government ⓘ
region Southeastern United States ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup other Siouan-speaking peoples of the Southeast ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional Catawba beliefs ⓘ
reservation Catawba Indian Reservation ⓘ
reservationLocation York County, South Carolina ⓘ
sovereignty domestic dependent nation within the United States ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Carolinas ⓘ
Catawba River Valley ⓘ
linked to: Catawba Valley

Piedmont region of the Carolinas ⓘ
linked to: Piedmont region
treaty Treaty of Nation Ford (1840) ⓘ
tribalEnrollmentCriteria lineal descent from Catawba base roll ⓘ

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Southeastern Woodlands → includesPeople → Catawba Indian Nation ⓘ
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Catawba River → namedAfter → Catawba people ⓘ
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Eno people → neighboringGroups → Catawba people ⓘ
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Eno people → relatedEthnicGroup → Catawba people ⓘ
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Occaneechi people → relatedEthnicGroup → Catawba people ⓘ
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Catawba County → namedAfter → Catawba people ⓘ
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Catawba language → ethnicGroup → Catawba people ⓘ
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Catawba language → historicalUseBy → Catawba Indian Nation ⓘ
Catawba language → spokenIn → Catawba Indian Nation reservation ⓘ
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York County, South Carolina → contains → Catawba Indian Nation Reservation ⓘ
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York County, South Carolina → containsTribalLands → Catawba Indian Nation ⓘ
Catawba Indian Nation → alsoKnownAs → Catawba Nation ⓘ
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Catawba Indian Nation → alsoKnownAs → Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina ⓘ
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Catawba Indian Nation → ethnicGroup → Catawba people ⓘ
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Tutelo people → relatedEthnicGroup → Catawba people ⓘ
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Natchez people → descendantsIn → Catawba Nation ⓘ
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Eastern Siouan peoples → modernDescendantGroups → Catawba Indian Nation ⓘ
Iswa → associatedPeople → Catawba Indian Nation ⓘ
Catawba Indian Reservation → homelandOf → Catawba Indian Nation ⓘ
Catawba Indian Reservation → tribalGovernmentSeatOf → Catawba Indian Nation ⓘ
Catawba Indian Reservation → capital → Catawba Indian Nation tribal government ⓘ
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Catawba Indian Reservation → governedBy → Catawba Indian Nation Tribal Council ⓘ
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Treaty of Nation Ford (1840) → signatory → Catawba Indian Nation ⓘ
Catawba Cultural Center → affiliatedWith → Catawba Indian Nation ⓘ
Catawba Cultural Center → operatedBy → Catawba Indian Nation ⓘ