AYNOR, S.C. (WMBF) - Four Indian tribes across South Carolina are teaming up to seek recognition from the federal government in an effort that has taken over three decades. One of them is the Waccamaw ...

BOLTON, N.C. (WECT) - The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) is inviting the public to a dedication for a marker commemorating the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe at 10 a.m. on Saturday, ...

Four Native American tribes seeking federal recognition plan to team up and consolidate their efforts in a bid to fast track the process. “If we can get one bill pushed by South Carolina, it helps a ...

In 2018, Gov. Roy Cooper initially declared the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day statewide. Wilmington, alongside numerous other cities nationwide, have recognized it at the local ...

Waccamaw Indian People chief Harold Hatcher is backing a bipartisan effort to abolish Columbus Day in South Carolina, wanting it replaced with an observance more reflective of the state’s culture and ...

For April Parker, her family’s hometown is almost a map of her heritage. Parker grew up spending every summer in Chadbourn, North Carolina, a predominantly Black agricultural town in Columbus County ...

BOLTON, N.C. (WECT) - The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources held a dedication ceremony in honor of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe in Bolton on Saturday morning, Oct. 12. The ceremony ...