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S.C. Humanities Festival at the Native American Studies Center

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USC Lancaster’s Native American Studies Center hosts activities in conjunction with the 2025 South Carolina Humanities Festival, including a mini pop-up art market, a Native American artifact ID session, longleaf pine needle basketry workshop, “Native American Archaeology in South Carolina” lecture, and more. For more information on Center events, visit nativeamericanstudiescenter.org or call (803) 313-7172. For more information on South Carolina Humanities Festival events from Oct. 17-19, visit schumanities.org.

Events for Saturday, Oct. 18

  • Take-and-Make Com Husk Doll Kits: 10a.m.-4p.m.
    Pick up a com husk doll kit to go and make your own creation (while supplies last)!
  • Mini Pop-Up Market: 10a.m.-4p.m.
    This monthly mini market features digital design demonstrations by Alex Osborn (Catawba Nation), books and beadwork by Jeannie Sanders Smith (Catawba Nation), and children’s clothing and textiles by Hanna Williams (Catawba Nation).
  • Artifact ID Session: 10-11a.m.
    Have a stone tool, pottery sherd, or mysterious item you’d like to know more about? Join Center Archaeologist and USC Lancaster Senior Instructor of Anthropology and Archaeology, Chris Judge for this ID session of Native American artifacts.
  • “Native American Archaeology in South Carolina”: 11a.m.-Noon
    Presented by Center Archaeologist and USC Lancaster Senior Instructor of Anthropology and Archaeology Chris Judge, this lecture presents archaeological data on Native American cultures since the last Ice Age. From the coast to the mountains, archaeological evidence abounds in our state. This lecture looks at the sites and artifacts that tell the history of the state’s Indigenous peoples prior to the arrival of Europeans. This lecture is sponsored by the Lancaster County Council of the Arts and S.C. Humanities.
  • Longleaf Pine Needle Basketry Workshop: 2-4p.m.
    Catawba artist and Center Program Assistant Beckee Garris leads a workshop demonstrating pine needle basket making techniques.