The Catawba Nation is the only federally recognized tribe in the state. They are assisting four other Native American organizations that are seeking that status. One of the four is the Wassamasaw ...

A treaty signed by 10 South Carolina tribes aims to address that issue. The Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians chief said the new partnership aims to bring about larger change with strength in ...

A treaty signed Wednesday by 10 South Carolina tribes aims to address that issue. The Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians chief said the new partnership aims to bring about larger change with ...

Shumak, 24, was recently elected vice chief of the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians, representing more than 2,000 tribal members. He is also the Native American Affairs program manager at ...

TAUNTON — Will gambling be allowed inside the planned welcome center being built in East Taunton on the reservation land designated for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s First Light Resort and Casino?

The Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians is a Native American group with centuries-old ties to Berkeley County. The tribe is made up of different tribes that were forced out of their native ...

The tribes taking part in the event included the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians, the Edisto Natchez-Kusso and the Santee Indian Organization, said Native American Affairs Program Coordinator ...

Lisa Collins, the Chief of the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians, said this exhibit has been educational for visitors. "A lot of people did not know or did not understand the impact of how ...

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art (CMA) is excited to announce a collaboration with the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians for the new exhibit, (Un)Settled: The Landscape in ...

“We acknowledge and are proud of our kinship ties to the Natchez-Kusso Edisto Tribe,” said Lisa Collins, chief of the Wassamasaw Tribe. “Our progenitor Indian Mary’s descendants that lived ...