The Catawba Indian Nation of the Carolinas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738517063)

The Catawba Indians are aboriginal to South Carolina, and their pottery tradition may be traced to 2,400 B.C. When Hernando de Soto visited the Catawba Nation (then Cofitachique) in 1540, he found a sophisticated Mississippian Culture. After the founding of Charleston in 1670, the Catawba population declined. Throughout subsequent demographic stress, the Catawba supported themselves by making and peddling pottery. They have the only surviving Native American pottery tradition east of the Mississippi. Without pottery, there would be no Catawba Indian Nation today.

Author: Thomas Blumer
ISBN-10: 0738517062
ISBN-13: 9780738517063
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 10/25/2004
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.62w x 0.34d