Federally Recognized Tribe

Federally Recognized Tribe: an American Indian or Alaska Native tribal entity that is recognized as having a government-to-government relationship with the United States, with the responsibilities, powers, limitations, and obligations attached to that designation, and is eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Catawba NationAddressPhone Number 
Catawba Nation

Chief Brian Harris

Catawba Nation

996 Avenue of the Nations

Rock Hill, SC 29730

(803) 366-4792

 

Catawba Nation Website

Elizabeth Harris Email

 

State Recognized Tribes

Sate Recognized Tribe: an assembly of Indian people comprising numerous families, clans, or generations together with their descendants, who have a common character, interest, and behavior denoting a separate ethnic and cultural heritage, and who have existed as a separate community, on a substantially continuous basis throughout the past 100 years. In general, core members of the tribe are related to each other by blood. A tribal council and governmental authority unique to Native American Indians govern them.

Beaver Creek IndiansAddressPhone Number              Website and Email            
Beaver Creek Indians

Chief Louis Chavis

Beaver Creek Indians

125 May Morning Dr.

Lexington, SC 29073

(803) 356-4807

Beaver Creek Indians Website

Beaver Creek Indians Email

 

Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe of South CarolinaAddressPhone Number              Website and Email            
Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe

Chief John Creel                

Edisto Natchez Kusso

Tribe of South Carolina

1125 Ridge Road

Ridgeville, SC 29472

 

(843) 871-2126

Edisto Natchez-Kusso Website

Edisto Natchez-Kusso Facebook

Edisto Natchez-Kusso Email

 

Pee Dee Indian Nation of Upper South CarolinaAddressPhone Number              Website and Email            
PeeDee Indian Nation

Chief Carolyn Chavis

Bolton

Pee Dee Indian Nation of  

Upper South Carolina

3814 Highway 57 North

Little Rock, SC 29567

(843) 586-9675Chief Chavis Bolton Email   

 

Pee Dee Indian Tribe                                   Address                    Phone Number            Website and Email   
Pee Dee Indian Tribe

Chief Pete Parr

Pee Dee Indian Tribe 

PO Box 5

McColl, SC 29570

(843) 319-4435

Pee Dee Indian Tribe Website

Chief Parr Email

Tribal Government Email

Chair Brian Tanner Email

 

Piedmont American Indian Association              Address                  Phone Number                        Email   
Piedmont American Indian Association

Chief Dexter Sharp

Piedmont American

Indian Association

Lower Eastern Cherokee   

Nation of South Carolina

3688 Warrior Creek

Church Road

Gray Court, SC 29465

(864) 906-5111

 

P.A.I.A. Website

Chief Dexter Sharp Email 

 

The Santee Indian Organization                       Address                 Phone Number          Social Media and Email
The Santee Indian Organization 

Chief Eric Pratt     

The Santee Indian

Organization

432 Bayview Street

Holly Hill, SC 29059

(803) 759-0020

The Santee Indian Organization

Facebook

Email

 

Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians                  AddressPhone Number            Website and Email     
Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians

Chief Francis Benenhaley

Sumter Tribe of Cheraw     

Indians

1895 Lewis Road

Sumter, SC 29154

(893) 968-7736

Sumter Tribe of Cheraw

Indians Website 

Chief Benenhaley Email

Vice Chief Tammy Ray Stevens Email

Sumter Tribe Email

 

The Waccamaw Indian People                        AddressPhone Number               Website and Email     
The Waccamaw Indian People

Chief Harold Hatcher

The Waccamaw Indian       

People

PO Box 628

Conway, SC 29528

(843) 347-3940

The Waccamaw Indian People

Website

Chief Hatcher Email

Acting Chief Cail Email

 

The Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians               AddressPhone Number             Website and Email 
The Wassamasaw Tribe of  Varnertown Indians

Chief Lisa M. Collins

The Wassamasaw Tribe of  Varnertown Indians

PO Box 428

Summerville, SC 29484

(843) 900-1789

The Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians Website

Website

Tribe Email

Chief Collins Email

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Instagram

Linkedin

 

Indian Groups

Indian Group: a number of individuals assembled together, which have different characteristics, interests and behaviors that do not denote a separate ethnic and cultural heritage today, as they once did. The group is composed of both Native American Indians and other ethnic races. They are not all related to one another by blood. A tribal council and governmental authority unique to Native American Indians govern them.

Chaloklowa Chickasaw Indian People              AddressPhone Number                     Email     
Chaloklowa Chickasaw Indian People

Chief Jeff Tanner

Chaloklowa Chickasaw Indian People

501 Tanner Lane

Hemingway, SC 29554

(843) 992-4967Chief Jeff Tanner Email  

 

Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois and United Tribes of South  Carolina              AddressPhone Number                      Email     
ESCUIT

Chief Lamar Nelson

Eastern Cherokee,

Southern Iroquois and       

United Tribes of South

Carolina

649 Berry Shoals Rd.

Duncan, SC 29334

(864) 978-9525

Chief Lamar Nelson Email   

Vice Chief Jody Noe Email  

 

Natchez Tribe of South Carolina               AddressPhone Number                      Email           
Natchez Tribe

Chief Steve Davis

Natchez Tribe of South     

Carolina

79 Bluff Road

Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 988-1074

Chief Davis Email

Tribe Email 

Samuel Tyler Davis Email 

Mike Hair Email   

Windy Gaines

 

Pee Dee Indian Nation of Beaver Creek              Address                 Phone Number                      Email
PeeDee Indian Nation

Chief Elizabeth Skyye

Vereen

Pee Dee Indian Nation    

of Beaver Creek

PO Box 396

Neeses, SC 29107

(803) 446-1400

Chief Vereen Email

General Email       

 

Special Interest Organizations

Special Interest Organization: an assembly of people who have united for the common purpose of promoting Native American culture and addressing socio-economic deprivation among people of Indian origin. The organization may be made up of Native American Indians and other ethnic races. A tribal council or other form of governing body provides oversight and management. Membership is not required. They are organized as a private nonprofit corporation under the laws of South Carolina.

Pine Hill Indian Community Development Initiative              Address                 Phone Number                      Email     
Pine Hill Logo

Chief Michelle Mitchum

Pine Hill Indian Community Development Initiative    

North, SC

Office (803) 247-2534

Cell (803) 662-3377

PHICDI Website

Chief Mitchum Email

American Indian Chamber of Commerce Logo

Teresa Gore, President

American Indian Chamber of Commerce of South Carolina
9377 Koester Road
Ladson, South Carolina 29456
 

Office (843) 572-8435 Fax (843) 569-1564 

AICCSC Profile

X (formerly Twitter)

Cultural Center Logo

Gary Anderson, President

Little Horse Creek American Indian Association and Cultural Center

3818 Jefferson Davis Highway
Clearwater, SC 29822

Office (803) 392-7013

Fax (843) 569-1564