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A Nation Liquidates

Record #:
12846
Abstract:
Amassing a population of nearly 5,000 members by the turn of the 18th-century, the Catawba Native Americans, named for the river region they inhabited, have disbanded. The tribal reservation, valued at nearly $250,000 will be sold and the proceeds divided amongst the remaining 650 Catawba.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 28 Issue 21, Mar 1961, p12, il