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The Catawba, also known as Issa, Essa or Iswä but most commonly Iswa (Catawba: Ye Iswąˀ ' people of the river '), [3] are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation. [4] Their current lands are in South Carolina, on the Catawba River, near the city of Rock Hill.
The Catawba Indian Reservation is a 600-acre piece of land purchased by the Catawba Peoples in 1850, located in the community of Catawba. This reservation is the only Indian reservation that is federally recognized in the state of South Carolina. As of 2011, there are 2,800 members of the reservation. The Reservation offers childcare, a housing ...
Tribes shown include the Meherrin and Tuscarora in northeastern North Carolina, the Catawba south of Mecklenburg County, and the Cherokee in the far western part of the state. King Hagler (also spelled Haiglar and Haigler) or Nopkehee (c. 1700–1763) was a chief of the Catawba Native American tribe from 1754 to 1763
The Catawba Indians will begin construction next week of their $700 million casino in Kings Mountain, creating nearly 2,000 jobs, tribal leaders said Friday. ... But Brian Harris, the Catawba ...
A former longtime land partner in the Catawba Indians’ $700 million North Carolina casino has sued the tribe over trespass and property damage claims. In its lawsuit, Kings Mountain Land ...
The Catawba Indian Nation established a banking code in April, allowing banks to create charters to do business inside the reservation. This is the first time any outside business will be able to ...
Samuel Taylor Blue (c. 1871–1959) was a Native American Chief of the Catawba Nation from 1931 to 1938, 1941–1943, and 1956–1958. [3] He was a leading figure in the tribal community, whether or not he was formally serving as Chief at that time.
Instead, the tribe chose to build in a rural area off Interstate 85 just 30-miles south of Charlotte, in Cleveland County. North Carolina already has two casinos owned by the Eastern Band of ...