Native American Studies Center

06/02/2026

“Signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge on June 2, 1924, the legislation marked the culmination of decades of advocacy by Native leaders and reformers seeking recognition of Indigenous peoples within the American legal system.”

This Day in History One hundred and two years ago, the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, also known as the Snyder Act, granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States. Signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge on June 2, 1924, the legislation...

06/02/2026

Join us this month for “The Layered Landscape,” exploring the topic of lasagna gardening and composting- free and open to the public!

Tools and materials will be provided for all activities, but participants are welcome to bring their own small hand tools such as gloves, trowels, and clippers if they prefer to use their own equipment.

06/01/2026

📅 Saturday, June 20 | 10am-4pm
🎨 Artwork by Alex Boatwright and Nancy White
📍 Native American Studies Center | 119 S. Main Street, Lancaster, SC
🎟️ Free and open to the public!

06/01/2026

Mark your calendars!

Claudia Heinemann-Priest, USC Lancaster Senior Instructor & Certified Master Gardener, presents the June Lunch and Learn, “Doing the Dirty Work: Reflections of a Master Gardener,” sharing a look at the "dirty work" behind environmental stewardship.

Presented in person and virtually. To attend via Zoom, register via this link: https://bit.ly/4tGxHsn

05/29/2026

Shell-ebrate 🐌 with a look at a very unique piece from our ! Made by Catawba Nation artist Billie Ann McKellar, the date of the piece is unknown, though Native American Studies received the piece as part of the Thomas J. Blumer Collection in 2009.

05/29/2026

“Tribal Nations in Virginia are trying to stop development just outside Richmond at the historical birthplace of Powhatan— the father of Pocahontas and a sacred chief of their ancestors.”

Tribal Nations in Virginia are trying to stop development just outside Richmond at the historical birthplace of Powhatan.

05/28/2026

Join program organizer/ facilitator Professor Claudia Heinemann-Priest and special guest speakers for the Cultivating Connections gardening series on the third Saturday of each month! Registration is strongly encouraged; email [email protected] or call (803) 313-7172 to sign up.
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05/28/2026

Midlands-area friends!

Former Center Archaeology/ now State Archaeologist Chris Judge presents “Are the Congaree Indians Descendants of Cofitachequi” at 10am this Saturday at the Cayce Historical Museum's Visitor's Center.

05/28/2026

"By the end of his presidency, Jackson had signed nearly 70 removal treaties, leading to the forced relocation of approximately 50,000 Native Americans to what was then called Indian Territory, in present-day Oklahoma."

https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/this-day-in-history-may-28-1830-andrew-jackson-signs-indian-removal-act-4/

This Day in History On this day in 1830 — 196 years ago — President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law. The Act created a process that allowed the president to exchange lands west of the Mississippi River for the homelands of Native tribes in the eastern United States. In retu...

05/27/2026

Learn about lasagna landscaping during the June Cultivating Connections Garden Program!

Registration is strongly encouraged; email [email protected] or call (803) 313-7172 to sign up.

Free and open to the public!