The Catawba Indians, the people of the river by Douglas Summers Brown

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Douglas Summers.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catawba Indians.

Catawba Indians--History.

Catawba Indians--Government relations.

Catawba Indians--Wars.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 400 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, 1966.

Summary:

The Catawba Indians: The People of the River, is the first full-length work on this tribe that has been obscured and largely overshadowed by other well-known Indians of America. This history is concerned primarily with the tribes and fragment of tribes of Siouan lineage who inhabited the Catabwa-Wateree-Santee River basin, principally the Catawbas. It traces these Indians from the time the white man first appeared on southeastern shores, ending with the remnant that now lives on The Reservation near Rock Hill, South Carolina. The Catawbas were one of the thirty known tribes of Indians residing in South Carolina. Of these, the four principal stocks were Iroquoian, Algonquian, Muskhogean (Creek), and Siouan. The Catawba Indians gave their name to the headwaters of the river that has been traditionally associated with their home; and two of the tribes which The Nation absorbed, the Waterees and the Santees, are also recalled in the Catawba-Wateree-Santee basin. Constant in their friendship for Americans, the Catawbas fought with them in every war in which this country was involved, except the Yamassee War. Two tangible reminders of this faithful and fearless tribe are the Monument to the Catawbas at Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Camden's effigy to King Hagler, their noblest chief, which serves as a weathervane atop the old city hall.

Contents:

The people of the river

Their origin

myth and tradition

The white intruders

New friends and old foes

The path and two pathfinders

Trade breaks the barrier

The turbulent times

The implacable enemies

Allies against the French

The young warrior and King Hagler

Allies in the revolution

The decline of the nation

The last treaty

1840

The dispersion of the nation

The recovery of the Catawbas

Independence and enlightenment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-373) and index.

Local Notes:

Indian Rights Association Complimentary Collection

Other Format:

Online version: Brown, Douglas Summers. Catawba Indians, the people of the river.

OCLC:

418626