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The USCL Native American Studies Center houses the world's largest collection of Catawba pottery, along with art, artifacts, and archives from other South Carolina tribes.
“Seminole State College has received a $17 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott through her foundation, Yield Giving, the largest single donation in the college’s 94-year history.”
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January 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
“Seminole State College has received a $17 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott through her foundation, Yield Giving, the largest single donation in the college’s 94-year history.”
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“A representative of the Catawba Nation, the state’s only federally recognized Native American tribe, showed children feathers, rattles and drums tribal members would have used during the Colonial era.”
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'Most exciting field trip': 4th graders visit SC Statehouse to learn about American Revolution • SC Daily Gazette
Surrounded by reenactors and demonstrations, students got a hands-on experience on what Colonial times were like.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:06 PM
“A representative of the Catawba Nation, the state’s only federally recognized Native American tribe, showed children feathers, rattles and drums tribal members would have used during the Colonial era.”
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“This new narrative happens to also cleave closer to many indigenous Americans’ oral histories.”
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How a Pennsylvania rock shelter upended archaeology and changed our understanding of the first Americans
South Africans live down the road from some of the oldest human ancestors. Mrs Ples strode around the Gauteng hills almost three million years ago. A few hundred years before that, Lucy sharpened rock
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January 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM
“This new narrative happens to also cleave closer to many indigenous Americans’ oral histories.”
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January 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
“Repatriation theme permeates new Indigenous stories at festival, which bids farewell to ‘Sundance Kid’”
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Indigenous films to screen at 2026 Sundance Film Festival - ICT
Repatriation theme permeates new Indigenous stories at festival, which bids farewell to ‘Sundance Kid’
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January 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
“Repatriation theme permeates new Indigenous stories at festival, which bids farewell to ‘Sundance Kid’”
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“Winter is a special season for Indigenous peoples across the country and world.”
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Winter stories: ‘Bring the tobacco, turn off the recorder’ - ICT
The cold weather offers a time for stories, ceremony, and games
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January 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
“Winter is a special season for Indigenous peoples across the country and world.”
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“An important cultural site is close to being returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after a city council in North Carolina voted unanimously Monday to return the land.”
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A town in North Carolina is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
The Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin, North Carolina, is close to being returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
“An important cultural site is close to being returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after a city council in North Carolina voted unanimously Monday to return the land.”
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“Denver will be the site of the United States' first-ever American Indian Cultural Embassy.”
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Planning to begin in Denver for American Indian Cultural Embassy
Denver will be the site of the United States' first-ever American Indian Cultural Embassy. Funding for the project was approved by Denver voters in November. The vision is for the embassy to welcome N...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
“Denver will be the site of the United States' first-ever American Indian Cultural Embassy.”
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“Live Science reports that artifacts unearthed in the Fones Cliffs area of Virginia’s Rappahannock River may provide evidence of a village described by English colonist John Smith, who was elected president of the Jamestown council in 1608.”
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News - Evidence of Native American Villages Unearthed in Virginia - Archaeology Magazine
ST. MARY’S CITY, MARYLAND—Live Science reports that artifacts unearthed in the Fones Cliffs area of […]
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January 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
“Live Science reports that artifacts unearthed in the Fones Cliffs area of Virginia’s Rappahannock River may provide evidence of a village described by English colonist John Smith, who was elected president of the Jamestown council in 1608.”
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“Sampson is the first Native American to be elected to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.”
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UH's Kelvin Sampson gets Hall of Fame nod in home state of North Carolina
Kelvin Sampson became the first Native American elected to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
“Sampson is the first Native American to be elected to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.”
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“The likely reason yaupon crossed cultures so easily is because it is the only plant native to North America that makes caffeine like coffee.”
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Coffee prices have you down? Meet North America's own hot brewed pickup: Yaupon tea
There's a tea enjoyed and used for ceremonial purposes by indigenous Americans for centuries, maybe even millennia, before coffee ever came to this continent, brewed from the leaves of a plant called ...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
“The likely reason yaupon crossed cultures so easily is because it is the only plant native to North America that makes caffeine like coffee.”
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David Rahahę·tih Webb (Tuscarora Indians of Kahtenuaka Territories), Author, and Executive Director of Muddy Sneakers Outdoor Classroom, decolonizes the history of Carolina’s Indigenous peoples in this month’s Lunch and Learn lecture!
January 6, 2026 at 7:44 PM
David Rahahę·tih Webb (Tuscarora Indians of Kahtenuaka Territories), Author, and Executive Director of Muddy Sneakers Outdoor Classroom, decolonizes the history of Carolina’s Indigenous peoples in this month’s Lunch and Learn lecture!
“Sometime during the last week of December 1837, one of history’s bravest, most respected Indigenous leaders arrived on Sullivan’s Island. Though his sojourn here was brief, he became an indelible part of Lowcountry history.”
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Osceola’s time in Charleston left a lasting impression as he's buried at Fort Moultrie
Some time during the last week of December 1837, one of history’s bravest, most respected Indigenous leaders arrived on Sullivan’s Island. Though his sojourn here was brief, he has become an indelible...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
“Sometime during the last week of December 1837, one of history’s bravest, most respected Indigenous leaders arrived on Sullivan’s Island. Though his sojourn here was brief, he became an indelible part of Lowcountry history.”
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“This act grants full recognition to the Lumbee Tribe and provides access to essential programs predominantly through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service and other federal agencies.”
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Lumbee Fairness Act passes senate after decades-long federal recognition efforts
The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday and passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes the Lumbee Fairness Act.Crowd gathered for a watch part
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December 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“This act grants full recognition to the Lumbee Tribe and provides access to essential programs predominantly through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service and other federal agencies.”
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Still looking for a great course to take this spring? Take a look at PCAM 299-Introduction to Native American Studies, with Center Historian and USCL Assistant Professor of History and Native American Studies Dr. Evan Nooe!
December 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Still looking for a great course to take this spring? Take a look at PCAM 299-Introduction to Native American Studies, with Center Historian and USCL Assistant Professor of History and Native American Studies Dr. Evan Nooe!
December 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Tuesday, after 2 p.m., on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes the Lumbee Fairness Act.”
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US Senate to vote on federal recognition for Lumbee Tribe
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Tuesday, after 2 p.m. on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes the Lumbee Fairness Act.Last week, th
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December 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Tuesday, after 2 p.m., on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes the Lumbee Fairness Act.”
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“Tamara Thomsen, the state’s maritime archaeologist, said that the site lies near a network of what were once indigenous trails, suggesting ancient people left the canoes there for anyone to use as they traveled, much like a modern-day e-bike rack.”
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Wisconsin archaeologists identify 16 ancient canoes in a prehistoric lake 'parking lot'
Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a prehistoric parking lot along a Wisconsin lakeshore.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“Tamara Thomsen, the state’s maritime archaeologist, said that the site lies near a network of what were once indigenous trails, suggesting ancient people left the canoes there for anyone to use as they traveled, much like a modern-day e-bike rack.”
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“Kiowa tribal members revisit their ancestral homelands to honor their creation story during the anniversary of the United States’ first national monument.”
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The Kiowa Return to Tso ai, a Sacred Place With a Meaning Far Removed From Its Role in 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Kiowa tribal members revisit their ancestral homelands to honor their creation story during the anniversary of the United States’ first national monument.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“Kiowa tribal members revisit their ancestral homelands to honor their creation story during the anniversary of the United States’ first national monument.”
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“Kiowa tribal members revisit their ancestral homelands to honor their creation story during the anniversary of the United States’ first national monument.”
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The Kiowa Return to Tso ai, a Sacred Place With a Meaning Far Removed From Its Role in 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Kiowa tribal members revisit their ancestral homelands to honor their creation story during the anniversary of the United States’ first national monument.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“Kiowa tribal members revisit their ancestral homelands to honor their creation story during the anniversary of the United States’ first national monument.”
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It was a pleasure to welcome South Carolina ETV to the Center today, interviewing USCL Assistant Professor of History and Native American Studies and Center Historian Dr. Evan Nooe for a documentary about Native Americans in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War.
December 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It was a pleasure to welcome South Carolina ETV to the Center today, interviewing USCL Assistant Professor of History and Native American Studies and Center Historian Dr. Evan Nooe for a documentary about Native Americans in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War.
Support local Native American talent and discover unique, handcrafted treasures!
Our Mini Pop-Up Art Markets continue in 2026, with one-of-a-kind artwork from two Native artists on the third Saturday of each month!
Our Mini Pop-Up Art Markets continue in 2026, with one-of-a-kind artwork from two Native artists on the third Saturday of each month!
December 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Support local Native American talent and discover unique, handcrafted treasures!
Our Mini Pop-Up Art Markets continue in 2026, with one-of-a-kind artwork from two Native artists on the third Saturday of each month!
Our Mini Pop-Up Art Markets continue in 2026, with one-of-a-kind artwork from two Native artists on the third Saturday of each month!
“For buffalo rancher Jason Byrd, a good stew is a story told with corn, beans, squash and bison — the ‘Three Sisters’ and the animal that has carried his people for centuries.”
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‘A good stew is a story’ Blackfeet buffalo rancher shares Three Sisters Buffalo Stew recipe
For buffalo rancher Jason Byrd, a good stew is a story told with corn, beans, squash and bison — the “Three Sisters” and the animal that has carried his people for centuries.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“For buffalo rancher Jason Byrd, a good stew is a story told with corn, beans, squash and bison — the ‘Three Sisters’ and the animal that has carried his people for centuries.”
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December 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We’re two weeks away from another great lecture!
Join us in person or virtually by registering at bit.ly/4kTlxXF
Join us in person or virtually by registering at bit.ly/4kTlxXF