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Pam Corwin | Congaree Swamp Stories

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Congaree Swamp Stories Camp Workshop Speaker What Happened to the Congaree Indians, and Learning from Native American Artifacts, Culture, Foodways and Creation Stories Ms. Pam Corwin, a biologist for...
Ment Nelson, Artist | Original SC

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Ment Nelson is all about purpose. His hope is that his first art collection will stir up curiosity and create an educational opportunity to bring awareness of the Gullah culture to a younger crowd.
Those Who Remain: Chicora
Episode 5

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Gene Martin is the Chief of the Chicora tribe of Horry and Georgetown Counties. Their tribe is considered an Indian Association. They are protesting the replica of the Christopher Columbus ship, the...
Those Who Remain: Dentist
Episode 6

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Dr. Wenonah George Haire is the only dentist in her tribe. In the evenings, she is consumed by her cultural heritage as a Catawba and spends hours making Catawba pottery. She has concerns that this...
Those Who Remain: Pee Dee
Episode 4

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Cheerleading, playing football and coaching are a way of life for the Locklear family in the Pee Dee. Football is only half of their identity. Chief Locklear expresses regret that the language of the...
Those Who Remain: Native Population
Episode 1

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In this segment, Herb McAmis, an adopted member of the Edisto-Kusso-Natchez people of Dorchester and Colleton Counties, explains that some are genetic Indians and some are Indians in their hearts. He...
Those Who Remain: Edisto
Episode 2

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Glenn Creel feels that he has been called to minister physically and spiritually. Due to the financial pressures of medical school, that dream is out of reach, and Glenn teaches to earn a living...
Those Who Remain: Santee
Episode 3

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Each morning, Oscar Pratt, Chief of the Santee of Holly Hill, drives 30 miles to Walterboro, where he is the supervisor for a steel company. After work, he is usually in his fields until dark, and...