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Pages in category "Native American tribes in South Carolina" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On October 27, 1993, the U.S. Congress enacted the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 (Settlement Act), which reversed the "termination", recognized the Catawba Indian Nation and, together with the state of South Carolina, settled the land claims for $50 million, to be applied toward economic development ...
One of South Carolina's first powerful Indian allies was the Westo tribe, who during the 1670s conducted numerous slave raid attacks on nearly every other Indian group in the region. Contemporary scholars believe the Westo were an Iroquoian tribe who had migrated from the Great Lakes area, possibly an offshoot of the Erie during the Beaver Wars.
[75] As of 2023, South Carolina recognizes four "state-recognized groups" and one "special interest organization." [70] They are: Chaloklowa Chickasaw Indian People; [76] Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois, and United Tribes of South Carolina; Natchez Tribe of South Carolina; [77] and the Pee Dee Indian Nation of Beaver Creek. [77]
The ECSIUT is presently headquartered in Duncan, South Carolina. [3] The ECSIUT was established with the mission to "preserve, present, protect, and document Cherokee history and other Native American Indian tribes' cultures and individuals, material culture, historic buildings, and folkways in South Carolina". [10]
The Natchez Indian Tribe of South Carolina or Eastern Band of Natchez [5] [6] is a nonprofit organization and "state-recognized group" not to be confused with a state-recognized tribe. [3] The state of South Carolina gave them the state-recognized group and special interest organization designation under the SC Code Section 1-31-40 (A) (7)(10 ...
"An Essay on the Antiquities of the Congaree Indians of South Carolina, by Rev. Geo Howe". Historical and Statistical Information, Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States: Coll. and Prepared Under the Direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Per Act of Congress of March 3rd 1847. Lippincott ...
The Santee Indian Organization or Santee Indian Tribe is a state-recognized tribe and nonprofit organization headquartered in Holly Hill, South Carolina. [1] [3] The state of South Carolina awarded the organization the state-recognized tribe designation under the SC Code Section 1-31-40 (A) (7)(10), Statutory Authority Chapter 139 (100–110) on January 27, 2006. [2]