Catawba Indian Culture and History

As a complement to our Catawba language information, here is our collection of indexed links about the Catawba tribe and their society. Please note that Catawbas and other American Indians are living people with a present and a future as well as a past. Catawba history is interesting and important, but the Catawba Indians are still here today, too, and we try to feature modern writers as well as traditional folklore, contemporary art as well as museum pieces, and the life and struggles of today as well as the tragedies of yesterday. Please contact us if you have an Catawba link to add.

Catawba Tribal and Community Websites

Catawba Cultural Preservation Project:
The Catawba tribe's cultural center has online information about its programs and native crafts.

Maps of Catawba Lands

North Carolina Indian Map

South Carolina Indian Map

Virginia Indian Map:
Tribal maps showing the original territory of the Catawba Indians and their neighbors.

Virtual Museum of New France: Southeastern Indians:
Historical maps and articles about the Catawba, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and other southeast tribes.

Catawba Lifestyle and Tradition

Catawba:
Article from the Encyclopedia of North American Indians on the Catawba tribe's culture and history.

Catawba History:
Tribal history of the Catawba Indians from pre-Columbian times through termination and restoration.

Catawba Legends:
Collection of Catawba mythology and traditional stories.

Catawba Authors:
Catawba writers, their lives and work.

Catawba Flag:
Catawba flags.

Books for sale on the Catawbas

Catawbas and Their Neighbors from European Contact Through the Era of Removal:
Book for sale on the history of the Catawba nation and other southeastern Indians.

The Catawba Indian Nation of the Carolinas:
Interesting book on the history and traditions of the Catawba tribe.

Catawba Texts:
Anthropologist Frank Speck's classic ethnography of the Catawbas.

Catawba Indian Pottery:
Art book on the pottery of the Catawba Indians from ancient times to the present day.

Good Native American Books:
Evolving list of books about Catawbas and American Indians in general.

Links, References, and Additional Information

   Wikipedia: Catawba People:
   Encyclopedia articles on the Catawba tribe.
   Pueblo Catawba

Los Catawba

Historia y lengua catawba:
   Information about the Catawba tribe in Spanish.
   Catawba Nation:
   Catawba links.

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