Native American Studies Center (USC Lancaster)
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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.
“This year will be the third time Native Pride Productions, a Native media and production company based in Jacksonville, Florida, has taken the stage at the parade.”
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Bringing Native dances to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade - ICT
Native Pride Productions will take the stage at one of the largest parades in America on Thanksgiving morning featuring nine dancers from different tribes from the U.S. and Canada
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November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“This year will be the third time Native Pride Productions, a Native media and production company based in Jacksonville, Florida, has taken the stage at the parade.”
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ictnews.org/news/bringin...
“As the food sovereignty movement swells in Indian Country, Native American chefs are bringing traditional and contemporary Indigenous foods to home kitchens and acclaimed restaurants across the U.S.”
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Five Native American Chefs You Should Know
This Native American Heritage Month, Native News Online is celebrating by sharing our favorite Native American actors, movies, TV shows, books, chefs, musicians, artists, and fashion designers. The ...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“As the food sovereignty movement swells in Indian Country, Native American chefs are bringing traditional and contemporary Indigenous foods to home kitchens and acclaimed restaurants across the U.S.”
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Historian and podcaster Dr. Walter Edgar talks “Native Nations in Colonial South Carolina” with Dr. Kathleen DuVal.
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Native Nations in colonial South Carolina
This week we’ll be talking with Dr. Kathleen DuVal about native Americans in Colonial South Carolina.Long before the colonization of North America, Indigenous Americans built diverse civilizations and...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Historian and podcaster Dr. Walter Edgar talks “Native Nations in Colonial South Carolina” with Dr. Kathleen DuVal.
www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/podcast/walt...
www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/podcast/walt...
THANK YOU to all who attended or presented a wonderful series of lectures and discussions held as part of our 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration! Recorded lectures will soon be available on our YouTube Channel.
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
THANK YOU to all who attended or presented a wonderful series of lectures and discussions held as part of our 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration! Recorded lectures will soon be available on our YouTube Channel.
“Among the Indigenous nations featured are the Anishinaabe, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek Confederacy (Muscogee), Delaware (Lenape), Mohawk, Seneca and Shawnee.”
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Cherokee Film Helps Bring Indigenous Perspectives to Ken Burns’ ‘The American Revolution’
As the nation observes Native American History Month, Cherokee Film is inviting audiences to revisit the country’s beginnings through a more inclusive lens — one that recognizes the deep role of Indig...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“Among the Indigenous nations featured are the Anishinaabe, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek Confederacy (Muscogee), Delaware (Lenape), Mohawk, Seneca and Shawnee.”
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Extended by popular demand!
The last day to see the exhibit “As Long as the Waters Flow” is now Saturday, Dec. 20!
The last day to see the exhibit “As Long as the Waters Flow” is now Saturday, Dec. 20!
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Extended by popular demand!
The last day to see the exhibit “As Long as the Waters Flow” is now Saturday, Dec. 20!
The last day to see the exhibit “As Long as the Waters Flow” is now Saturday, Dec. 20!
We look forward to welcoming over 30 artists to our 12th Annual Winter Native American Art & Craft Festival on Saturday, Dec. 6!
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We look forward to welcoming over 30 artists to our 12th Annual Winter Native American Art & Craft Festival on Saturday, Dec. 6!
We’re excited to be part of #GiveLocalSC today!
Please consider designating a gift to the Native American Studies Center Endowment, which supports our public programming, exhibitions, and faculty research:
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Please consider designating a gift to the Native American Studies Center Endowment, which supports our public programming, exhibitions, and faculty research:
www.givelocalsc.org/organization...
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We’re excited to be part of #GiveLocalSC today!
Please consider designating a gift to the Native American Studies Center Endowment, which supports our public programming, exhibitions, and faculty research:
www.givelocalsc.org/organization...
Please consider designating a gift to the Native American Studies Center Endowment, which supports our public programming, exhibitions, and faculty research:
www.givelocalsc.org/organization...
Congratulations to USCL Assistant Professor of History and Native American Studies Dr. Evan Nooe, who received the Francis B. Simkins Award for his book “Aggression and Sufferings: Settler Violence, Native Resistance, and the Coalescence of the Old South” (University of Alabama Press)!
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Congratulations to USCL Assistant Professor of History and Native American Studies Dr. Evan Nooe, who received the Francis B. Simkins Award for his book “Aggression and Sufferings: Settler Violence, Native Resistance, and the Coalescence of the Old South” (University of Alabama Press)!
As part of our 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration, we’re pleased to welcome back Vincent Schilling (Akwesasne Mohawk) as he presents our November Lunch and Learn, “How to be a Journalist in Today's Media World,” on Friday, Nov. 21!
Register via this link: bit.ly/48IPMho
Register via this link: bit.ly/48IPMho
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
As part of our 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration, we’re pleased to welcome back Vincent Schilling (Akwesasne Mohawk) as he presents our November Lunch and Learn, “How to be a Journalist in Today's Media World,” on Friday, Nov. 21!
Register via this link: bit.ly/48IPMho
Register via this link: bit.ly/48IPMho
An explanation of the Three Sisters, written by our upcoming November Lunch and Learn lecturer Vincent Schilling (Akwesasne Mohawk), Founder and Editor of Native Viewpoint/ CEO and President of Schilling Media, Inc:
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www.history.com/articles/thr...
What Are the 'Three Sisters' of Native American Agriculture?
It’s a symbiotic system of growing corn, beans and squash.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
An explanation of the Three Sisters, written by our upcoming November Lunch and Learn lecturer Vincent Schilling (Akwesasne Mohawk), Founder and Editor of Native Viewpoint/ CEO and President of Schilling Media, Inc:
www.history.com/articles/thr...
www.history.com/articles/thr...
“According to the U.S. Department of Defense, about 19% of Native Americans have served in the military, compared with about 14% of all other ethnic groups." nativenewsonline.net/currents/cel...
Celebrating Veterans Day: Native Americans Serve in the Military at the Highest Rate of Any Group
On this Veterans Day, communities across Indian Country are honoring the thousands of Native American and Alaska Native men and women who have served—and continue to serve—in the U.S. Armed Forces at ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“According to the U.S. Department of Defense, about 19% of Native Americans have served in the military, compared with about 14% of all other ethnic groups." nativenewsonline.net/currents/cel...
November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! Here is this year’s proclamation from S.C. Governor Henry McMaster:
November 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! Here is this year’s proclamation from S.C. Governor Henry McMaster:
Celebrate with us!
Not only is November #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, but it’s also our 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration! We’re celebrating two decades of Native American Studies at USC Lancaster with an exciting array of programs this month:
Not only is November #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, but it’s also our 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration! We’re celebrating two decades of Native American Studies at USC Lancaster with an exciting array of programs this month:
November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Celebrate with us!
Not only is November #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, but it’s also our 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration! We’re celebrating two decades of Native American Studies at USC Lancaster with an exciting array of programs this month:
Not only is November #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, but it’s also our 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration! We’re celebrating two decades of Native American Studies at USC Lancaster with an exciting array of programs this month:
For his fifth presentation for the Center’s Native American Studies Celebration, we’re thrilled to have Vincent Schilling (Akwesasne Mohawk), Founder and Editor of Native Viewpoint, in person to present the November Lunch and Learn, "How to be a Journalist in Today's Media World.”
November 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
For his fifth presentation for the Center’s Native American Studies Celebration, we’re thrilled to have Vincent Schilling (Akwesasne Mohawk), Founder and Editor of Native Viewpoint, in person to present the November Lunch and Learn, "How to be a Journalist in Today's Media World.”
We’re honored to have Jay Bender return to the Center next month to discuss his role as former attorney for the Catawba Nation and his involvement in the tribe regaining federal recognition.
November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We’re honored to have Jay Bender return to the Center next month to discuss his role as former attorney for the Catawba Nation and his involvement in the tribe regaining federal recognition.
Have a stone tool, pottery sherd, or mysterious item you’d like to know more about? Join us for this Native American Artifact ID Session on Thursday, Nov. 13, beginning at 3pm!
Held in conjunction with the 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration, this event is free and open to the public!
Held in conjunction with the 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration, this event is free and open to the public!
October 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Have a stone tool, pottery sherd, or mysterious item you’d like to know more about? Join us for this Native American Artifact ID Session on Thursday, Nov. 13, beginning at 3pm!
Held in conjunction with the 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration, this event is free and open to the public!
Held in conjunction with the 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration, this event is free and open to the public!
Our 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration includes a screening of Hulu’s “Blood & Myth,” followed by a discussion with USCL Director of Native American Studies Dr. Stephen Criswell and USCL Criminal Justice Instructor Deborah Rowell!
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Our 20th Annual Native American Studies Celebration includes a screening of Hulu’s “Blood & Myth,” followed by a discussion with USCL Director of Native American Studies Dr. Stephen Criswell and USCL Criminal Justice Instructor Deborah Rowell!
Our last mini pop-up art market of 2025 is coming up on Saturday, Nov. 15!
Join us that day from 10am-4pm to shop for ceramics and woodcarvings by Lisa Lindler and jewelry and beadwork by Kathleen Sahtunkinish!
Join us that day from 10am-4pm to shop for ceramics and woodcarvings by Lisa Lindler and jewelry and beadwork by Kathleen Sahtunkinish!
October 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Our last mini pop-up art market of 2025 is coming up on Saturday, Nov. 15!
Join us that day from 10am-4pm to shop for ceramics and woodcarvings by Lisa Lindler and jewelry and beadwork by Kathleen Sahtunkinish!
Join us that day from 10am-4pm to shop for ceramics and woodcarvings by Lisa Lindler and jewelry and beadwork by Kathleen Sahtunkinish!
“At Nunalleq, the largest known pre-contact Yup’ik archaeological site in Alaska, thousands of artifacts dating back to the 16th century have been scattered across the sand.”
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‘It looks like a bomb hit.' Ex-typhoon Halong peels back as much as 60 feet from Quinhagak’s shoreline
Severe erosion in the coastal community has put critical infrastructure in peril and destroyed a vital archaeological lens into the past.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“At Nunalleq, the largest known pre-contact Yup’ik archaeological site in Alaska, thousands of artifacts dating back to the 16th century have been scattered across the sand.”
www.kyuk.org/public-safet...
www.kyuk.org/public-safet...
“When European settlers reached the present-day Americas, they encountered Indigenous people growing pumpkins — a useful source of food that's easy to grow and can be stored in cold weather.”
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Pumpkin: A favorite sign of fall, with a bit of shady history
Pumpkins are a harvest symbol and part of our nostalgia for a simpler time. But while the word "pumpkin" has been around for centuries, the plant dates back thousands of years.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“When European settlers reached the present-day Americas, they encountered Indigenous people growing pumpkins — a useful source of food that's easy to grow and can be stored in cold weather.”
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Celebrating #SouthCarolinaArchaeologyMonth this Friday!
Join us in person or virtually: bit.ly/3IFRk0M
Join us in person or virtually: bit.ly/3IFRk0M
October 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Celebrating #SouthCarolinaArchaeologyMonth this Friday!
Join us in person or virtually: bit.ly/3IFRk0M
Join us in person or virtually: bit.ly/3IFRk0M
“For the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, which now resides in Oklahoma, the return is part of a larger, decades-long effort to return sacred items to their ancestors.”
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A student’s research project at Cornell College led to the return of a 1,000-year-old Mississippian statue
The student's research found that the statue, which had been part of the Mount Vernon college's art collection for over a century, had been taken from the Etowah Indian Mounds in Georgia in 1886. It w...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“For the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, which now resides in Oklahoma, the return is part of a larger, decades-long effort to return sacred items to their ancestors.”
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Join us this Saturday for our monthly mini pop-up art market, featuring artwork by Jeannie Sanders Smith and Hanna Williams!
October 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Join us this Saturday for our monthly mini pop-up art market, featuring artwork by Jeannie Sanders Smith and Hanna Williams!