Carolina Snaps
Catawba Nation
Season 4 Episode 12 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
The Catawba Nation, an indigenous group with a rich history dating back over 6,000 years.
The Catawba Nation, an indigenous group with a rich history dating back over 6,000 years, continues to thrive in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Known for their cultural ties to pottery, the Catawba people have adapted their traditions as their population decreased, expanding the art to other members of the Nation.
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Carolina Snaps is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.
Carolina Snaps
Catawba Nation
Season 4 Episode 12 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
The Catawba Nation, an indigenous group with a rich history dating back over 6,000 years, continues to thrive in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Known for their cultural ties to pottery, the Catawba people have adapted their traditions as their population decreased, expanding the art to other members of the Nation.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipAlthough over 6000 years old, the Catawba Nation can still be found in Rock Hill, South Carolina, today.
Historically, the lands of the Catawba Nation extend to the Piedmont region of North Carolina and South Carolina and into parts of southern Virginia Residing throughout the Carolina for generations, Catawba Nation is well known for its cultural ties to pottery.
Historically, only women were intended to create pottery.
However, as the populations started to dwindle, the task of making pottery began to stretch to other individuals in the nation.
Early Catawba, also called People of the River, were a very powerful nation.
Often they warred with the Cherokee and they claimed at least 11 other tribes as enemies at one point.
A prominent figure in the Catawba Nation's history is King Hagler, who was chief of the nation from 1750 to 1763.
He was well known for being amicable with the English and keeping peace with the colonists.
Although he remained passionate about the rights and respect of his people.
During the Revolutionary War, the Catawba Combined forces with the Patriots and helped them fight for their independence against the English.
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