Catawba Indian Nation

The Catawba Nation is primarily associated with the state of South Carolina.

History
Culture Area: Southern Piedmont

Linguistic Family: Eastern Siouan

Traditional Economy: agriculture, hunting, gathering

1738: smallpox raged in South Carolina and many Catawba died.

1759: samllpox killed close to 50% of the tribe

1763: reservation 15 miles square on both sides of the Catawba river, within the present York and Lancaster counties, South Carolina

1826: the reservation was leased to non-indians

1841: The Catawba tribe sold all but one suare mile of their reservation.

Some of the tribe removed for the area and joind the Cherokee, many returned after a time.