Native American Studies Center

Special thank you to Creative Woods and Solar Solutions for installing new custom cabinets and glass inserts respectively for beautiful new displays in our D. Lindsay Pettus Gallery! We’re grateful to have the teams share their time and talents and we’re proud to showcase their exceptional craftsmanship as part of our gallery renovations.

The cabinets are generously supported by a RISE grant from the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of South Carolina and the Georgia Harris Foundation.

“First America explores the contradictory relationship that early colonists had with Native Americans, ranging from anti-Indigenous rhetoric in the Declaration of Independence to their early fascination with Indigenous ways of being.”

Cherokee podcaster uses critical Indigenous lens to examine U.S. History in 'First America' Rebecca Nagle shares her Independence Day plans and breaks down what you didn’t learn in American history class in conversation with KOSU’s Sarah Liese.

“In an emotional ceremony that highlighted the resilient spirit of the Catawba Nation, the opening of the introductory Catawba Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain was celebrated with a ribbon cutting July 1.”

Catawba Nation opens Two Kings casino, plans 2 more in NC New casino opens in Kings Mountain as Catawba Nation plans to expand with two more casinos in NC.