Tuesday, June 21, 2011

WASSAMASAW INDIANS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

THEIR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC ENHANCEMENT TO WARNER TOWN COMMUNITY AND TO SHARE THEIR ARTS AND PRESERVE TRADITIONS. THEY FIRST LIVED IN VARNERTOWN COMMUNITY. THEY ARE DESCENDANTS OF OTHER TRIBES SUCH AS CATAWBA, CHEROKEE, AND EDISTO. THE VARNERTOWN COMMUNITY HAS OVER 150 YEAR HISTORY IN BERKELEY COUNTY. THEY HAVE 8 DISTINCT SIR NAMES. BY THE 1940'S THEY GOT STATE FUNDING FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR AN INDIAN SCHOOL WITH ONE ROOM. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD STRIVES TO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS TO PROVIDE NEEDED ASSISTANCE TO THEIR COMMUNITY.\

THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER SERVICE THAT REPAIRS HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY AND DETERMINES WHAT IS BEST FIT FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE SITES WERE CHOSEN BY THEIR ELDERS.

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