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 Nation
surface form: Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina

Catawba Indian Nation
surface form: Catawba Nation
capital Rock Hill
surface form: Rock Hill, South Carolina
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: 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 Indian Nation self-linksurface differs
surface form: Catawba people
governance tribal council
governmentType elected tribal government
hasArtForm Catawba
surface form: Catawba pottery
headquartersLocation Rock Hill
surface form: Rock Hill, South Carolina
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 South Carolina
surface form: State of South Carolina

United States government
surface form: United States federal government
region Southern United States
surface form: 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 Valley
surface form: Catawba River Valley

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

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Catawba ethnonym Catawba Indian Nation
Southeastern Woodlands includesPeople Catawba Indian Nation
Siouan languages associatedWithEthnicGroup Catawba Indian Nation
this entity surface form: Catawba people
Catawba River namedAfter Catawba Indian Nation
this entity surface form: Catawba people
Eno people neighboringGroups Catawba Indian Nation
this entity surface form: Catawba people
Eno people relatedEthnicGroup Catawba Indian Nation
this entity surface form: Catawba people
Occaneechi people relatedEthnicGroup Catawba Indian Nation
this entity surface form: Catawba people
Catawba County namedAfter Catawba Indian Nation
this entity surface form: Catawba people
Catawba language ethnicGroup Catawba Indian Nation
this entity surface form: Catawba people
Catawba language historicalUseBy Catawba Indian Nation
Catawba language spokenIn Catawba Indian Nation
this entity surface form: Catawba Indian Nation reservation
York County, South Carolina contains Catawba Indian Nation
this entity surface form: Catawba Indian Nation Reservation
York County, South Carolina containsTribalLands Catawba Indian Nation
Catawba Indian Nation alsoKnownAs Catawba Indian Nation
this entity surface form: Catawba Nation
Catawba Indian Nation alsoKnownAs Catawba Indian Nation
this entity surface form: Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina
Catawba Indian Nation ethnicGroup Catawba Indian Nation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Catawba people
Tutelo people relatedEthnicGroup Catawba Indian Nation
this entity surface form: Catawba people
Natchez people descendantsIn Catawba Indian Nation
this entity surface form: Catawba Nation