About the Catawba Nation | Let's Go!

[@cassandrafulford7465]

My Great great grandmother was born there on the reservation ... I only know very little about our heritage.. thank you for this information

[@SouthCarolinaETV]

Our pleasure!

[@nitalightell336]

Yes, thank you so much!! 🤎

[@mauhawkiam]

My father is Catawba (born 1931 in Catawba County, North Carolina); however I'm still learning more about our history. My grandmother passed in 1944, the year when Catawba was officially recognized as the Catawba Nation. Looking forward to learning more. Thank you.

[@dabneyscholler8495]

That's awesome! They have a rich history. I used to work with a former chief and loved the stories that he would tell.

[@mauhawkiam]

@@dabneyscholler8495 🤎💫

[@ericwilliams-de6dx]

I'm Catawba, and this lady is not Catawba, my great grandfather died in 1969, and I know the real story.

[@mauhawkiam]

@@ericwilliams-de6dx @ericwilliams-de6dx I feel you on this. Since I've made this post a year ago, I've learned so much. However, it has been an emotional rollercoaster as I continue to learn the history of the paper genocide and other acts imposed upon the indigenous tribes; thus allowing identities to be hijacked. Very unfortunate and unacceptable.

[@ericwilliams-de6dx]

@@mauhawkiam I will share everything I know, and Ive got a bit of information because I was blessed enough to have my great grandmother alive until my 20s, And Im a professor of history,

[@jenmal84]

A lot of the Catawba went west. Been forgotten about as well.

[@damian0001]

She's far more white than she is Indian

[@BrianSmith-jx7td]

As are many nowadays

[@noybmyob9663]

Ain't that a trip. Yet someone like the late Rosa Parks, Tina Turner, and Aaliyah and many living Black peoplecwho look mostly indigenous are excluded and called the you- know-what slur and told 'go back' to Africa and we are not from there. We are Nijii (indigenous and Black) and have always been here. Only about a fourth of my ancestors were Black Africans.

[@mauricexodhe9663]

​@@noybmyob9663hell no you people want to claim African are native Americans?? Hell no. YOU AFRICANS are soo delusional!!! So now Rosa park was native American? Ust because she was African! Some of you probably never been around full blooded Native American, y'all claiming these negros are native American

[@BjarkiHugrakkr]

And?

[@KiiKiiCR]

She's not Indian at all. She's Caucasian and Asian

[@mauhawkiam]

After applying for citizenship, I sadly learned how it's a shame citizenship cannot be granted if your lineage is not registered to the 1943 Final Base Membership Roll, 1961 and 2000 Federal Registry of the Catawba Indian Nation. Thus any lineage that predates 1943, they are literally excluded. My grandmother passed 1942. On the other hand, my father and grandfather who are unregistered are now both deceased, thus I have no way of receiving citizenship. I was literally told -this is the end of the road. Meaning, just accept the reclassifications that has been imposed upon us and move on.

[@aidensanders2534]

I'm sorry that sucks, I'm Catawba and I didn't know there was anyone who wasn't on the census.

[@KiiKiiCR]

This is how they are stealing our identity

[@hollymesker]

My mawmaw was born. In. the catawba is not sure if they have a lot of time to get to 36

[@aquillafleetwood8180]

Google, the Trail of Tears, by Aquilla Ose Fleetwood, youtube! I have Cherokee and Cawtaba in me! Wado

[@brandonkimbrell9721]

I have Cherokee in me to

[@americanindian1403]

MAny ppl don’t know the Catawba joined the Cherokee after the war and the seewee also joined the Catawba those that didn’t get put into slavery and sent to the Caribbean

[@abrahamisaacmuciusiii9192]

I too am a descendant of the Cherokee Native Americans and Cherokee Freedmen.

[@shannaward4470]

May I ask a question?

[@kungfukenny1540]

Yes

[@johnwingate8799]

Were they also known as the sammoset?

[@earlcarr8296]

My gr-grandfather was Rev. William Moore who started first Indian school in N.C.

[@dabneyscholler8495]

That's awesome!

[@joshstaley7459]

I just found out today. My grandfather’s heritage is from this tribe, I wasn’t even aware that we had a Native American heritage in our family. I couldn’t be more excited

[@Gemini_Uchiha]

It seems most of you in the comments have NO IDEA on what makes you native or not. I dont have to have dark skin or dark hair. I grew up on the reservation. I dont need other people's opinions to determine if I'm native enough or not.

[@ericwilliams-de6dx]

SORRY! She is noy Catawba,

[@mauricexodhe9663]

She is European

[@BjarkiHugrakkr]

Ignorant comment

[@stephtimms1776]

How do you know? By her skin color? How many Catawba have married into other races? In those cases do you feel they no longer have that DNA?

[@ericwilliams-de6dx]

@@stephtimms1776 I know because I am a Catawba, I know my culture and heritage, this person is from Siberia in Russia, you know as a native Indian! If you want proof, Im here to show and prove!

[@stephtimms1776]

@@ericwilliams-de6dx Does she have any Catawba ancestry? Do you know? It's possible that some descendants have moved away, and have had other blood mixed in down through many generations... does that and that they don't know their culture mean to you that they no longer are Catawba?

[@bradwilliams5549]

Thank you

[@waynesmith8431]

Proud to have a grandson that is a Catawba tribal member.

[@mauricexodhe9663]

Have y'all ever thought of taking a DNA test

[@BjarkiHugrakkr]

@@mauricexodhe9663have you ever thought of minding your own business

[@mauricexodhe9663]

@@BjarkiHugrakkr HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT how disrespectful it is to claim SOMETHING you are not part of!?!? Specially these people with no Native American traits . That's a shame

[@BjarkiHugrakkr]

@@mauricexodhe9663 thats what I thought

[@KiiKiiCR]

​@@mauricexodhe9663that's not how DNA works

[@dabneyscholler8495]

Mr. Canty brings his pottery to Historic Brattonsville's Piedmont Pottery and Pickin! He's such a sweet man ❤

[@danejurus69]

I just found out I am a descendent of a French explorer and a Catawba indian. So cool.

[@acebanco3881]

5$

[@mauricexodhe9663]

No. Those are the Europeans that payed the 5$

[@oscarbouie8979]

I would like to visit my Great Granny is part of the Williams Clan of Catawba Nation (Seawell Magnolia JuneApple Williams born in 1894) related to Chief Harry Williams. Our clan relocated to Okaloosa County on down the panhandle of FL near Black and Yellow River. Some were dark on down to fair skinned but I will tell you this they did not care for white people they tolerated them just enough to handle business.

[@americanindian1403]

I also have Williams sir name from South Carolina and my grand father On my moms side was catawba and Cherokee

[@oscarbouie8979]

@@americanindian1403 This is beyond wonderful my mothers so excited, so eager to learn more when I visit Okaloosa I will keep you posted.

[@glenngraham7295]

Imagine the other tribes that took them over..whites were just the last. Must be awful living with being that bitter for something no one did nor had control over in their life time. Poor victims...

[@aleshakelly3913]

I just found out that I’m a descendent of Louisa Levicy Goins Gibbs who was Catawba from the Privateer, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA!

[@Marshall-m3e]

Apparently I am to she was married to Thomas Fredrick Fred Goins

[@ScalpingSeason]

99% European taking on someone else's culture

[@timwarcloud]

Proof? Citation?

[@noybmyob9663]

Pretendian she is. Without the clothes, she looks like any European.

[@mauricexodhe9663]

​@@timwarcloudlame

[@glenngraham7295]

That's what happens when you fight a war and don't win..exactly what "culture" has any stolen from you?

[@glenngraham7295]

​@@mauricexodhe9663 yes you are

[@Soturi92]

My Great Great Grandma was Catawba. It got mixed with Scandinavian around the 1800’s and then got washed out by 1940’s by British and Irish grand parents. They claimed Cherokee but I did more research and found out I was Catawba before any preceding tribes or ancestry. Soooooo yeah. My Lineage started out native and got watered down to avoid the trail of tears. They stopped in Birmingham AL before going back up to Huntsville and settling permanently.

[@mauricexodhe9663]

So you victimize yourself in order to feel proud of your small percentage native American ?

[@stephtimms1776]

You still have this heritage, no matter how much it's been mixed with others.

[@TRUEROOTS2022]

So you’re white…

[@Soturi92]

I won’t even waste time on you

[@TRUEROOTS2022]

@@Soturi92 I’m sure 😂

[@rhettcannon5938]

Copper colored Catawba reply to this i wanna see how many of us there are

[@mauricexodhe9663]

You mean AFRICAN AMERICANS.?? You people went from "Black Lives matter" to "copper colored people" you AFRICANS are better of taking a DNA test, y'all out here claiming everything was black. That's how delusional you Africans are

[@BeyCleaningCrew]

I am here. We gotta get out them schools, them schools indoctrinating us into believing that we "afr*cans". Smh pretending to be us right in front of us.

[@banksfamily4826]

ohhhh ameen im tieling mis.bell

[@johnrogers8978]

You are British and European lol😂

[@mauricexodhe9663]

Yeah pretty much, most of them there

[@Chief_Fox_Owl]

Why is it documented that when Europeans came over they saw dark skin people copper skin people please explain that to me? I'm not being disrespectful but the true Indians were of dark complexion we was here we didn't come from Africa we are the true native Americans!

[@Chief_Fox_Owl]

@Justin Yoder So are you saying that they was Dark Copper Skin People?

[@m.d594]

Facts!! Stolen culture

[@m.d594]

@Justin Yoder its common since look up old statues from before the europeans came over. Calafia is one to be exact who was the queen of California. Not all black people who label themselves as African American came here from Africa on ships to be slaves. There's this really good book that's hard to find on the internet let me find the name of it and I'll send through once I remember. You would have to go to a library to get this book though. A lot of real information is hidden.

[@m.d594]

@Justin Yoder found it. Hidden Americans: Maroons of the Virginia and the Carolinas ( Studies in African American History and Culture

[@americanindian1403]

@@Chief_Fox_Owl google Algonquin powwow 1925 and you’ll see out full blooded Indian grandparents knowing EXACTLY who they are

[@robinmcunknown1025]

My birthright location

[@GuyTheArtist]

I just found out my family came from this tribe

[@rsmithel1512]

I know why you removed my comment. Remember my name

[@sarahrowan9694]

My name is sarah Rowan you can find me on fb but I am catawba and I know nothing of my heritage. I'm 25 % and am extreemly curious to know the histories. Please contact me.

[@aidensanders2534]

Are you a tribal member? You should absolutely speak to our tribal historians they can tell you a whole lot!

[@helenprelow5172]

We were told that my great grandparents were Gullah Geeche but I thought they were S. Carolina. My grandmother actually looked like a Native American. I THINK WE ALL A BUNCH OF SCRAPS.

[@christopherjabaar1836]

$5 Indians no doubt about it.

[@nitalightell336]

What do you mean by that? 🤎🤎

[@christopherjabaar1836]

@@nitalightell336 white people pay five dollars to become recognized as Indians to receive land and benefits

[@timwarcloud]

@@christopherjabaar1836 that occurred during the Dawes Commission in Oklahoma. This is the Catawba in South Carolina. Know your history...

[@christopherjabaar1836]

@@timwarcloud$5 happened across the nation not just in a specific location get your facts in order and while your doing your diligence research the etymology of the word indian and you'll see exactly what's wrong with these people😂🤣.

[@timwarcloud]

@@christopherjabaar1836 Source? Citation? Somebody either doesn't know history OR is cherry picking...

[@earlcarr8296]

I am related to Lula Query.

[@cmbsoldja]

Awesome! Thanks for the casino folks! Finally a place to play poker near S.C.!

[@ladysunvibes5467]

The original Catawbas are blacks as autochthon and you are not

[@wendellbatts2477]

OriginalS WERE SLAVE CHASERS.

[@guichozuniga7385]

These African Americans need to take a DNA test.. they out here claiming everyone was Black

[@mauricexodhe9663]

You AFRICANS are stoopid AF

[@glenngraham7295]

Shawnika...WAKE UP!!!! You dreaming again 😂😂😂

[@mauricexodhe9663]

@@glenngraham7295 it must be the American Dream for these blacks