The Catawba Indians : a mission field / by William Clyde Palmer.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Columbia Bible College, Columbia, South Carolina, 1964.

Chapter I. A Historical Sketch

The Origin of the Catawba Indians -- Early Reports of the Catawbas -- The Catawba Indians and Other Indian Tribes -- The Catawba Indians and the White Men -- The Land Problem, a Dilemma to Both Red and White -- Early Encroachments -- The 1763 land treaty and the results -- The 1840 land treaty and the results -- The 1944 land agreement and the results -- The 190 land settlement and the results -- Social Status -- The Catawba Indian Elementary School, A Brief History of Educational Opportunities for the Indians of South Carolina -- The Lost Language -- Tribal Government -- Catawba Pottery Art, A Dying Art -- Memorials and Reminders of the Catawba Nation.

Chapter II. Religious Influences Upon the Catawba Indians, and the "Restored Gospel"

Hints of Animism -- Several Early Christian Attempts Among the Catawbas -- Remarks Concerning Christian Attempts Among the Catawbas -- The Mormons and the "Restored" Gospel -- The first Mormon activity among the Catawba Indians -- Opposition to the Mormon work among the Indians -- The establishment and growth of Mormonism among the Catawba Indians -- The present situation -- Remarks concerning the Mormon efforts among the Catawbas.

Chapter III. The Work of Students of Columbia Bible College Among the Catawba Indians, 1947-1964

A Typical Scene on the Catawba Reservation -- The First Contact with the Catawba Indians -- Later Contacts with the Indians -- "From Mexico to Utah in one night," The First Gospel Thrust -- Linguistic Inquiries, Another Contact with the Catawbas -- Teaching Bible in the Catawba Indian School -- Summer Contacts with the Indians --- The Graduate Class of Columbia Bible College Assumes a New Class Project -- The 1948-1949 School Year -- The 1949-1950 School Year -- The First Children's Day. The 1950-1951 School Year at Catawba-- The Beginning of Opposition. The 1951-1952 School Year -- Continued Mormon Opposition to the Bible Teachers. The 1952-1953 School Year -- Bible Classes Begin Again in the Indian School upon the Recommendation of the Indian Parents. Events of the 1953-1954 School Year -- The School Issue Comes to a Head. Highlights of the 1954-1955 School Year -- The Catawba Council Is Formed and Constituted. The 1955-1956 School Year - The 1956-1957 School Year of Christian Work at the Reservation -- The 1957-1958 School Year at Catawba -- The 1958-1959 School Year at the Catawba Reservation -- The First Summer Resident Work Done Among the Catawbas. The 1959-1960 School Year -- The 1960-1961 School Year -- The 1961-1962 School Term -- A Blind Man Sees and a New Work Grows Out of an Old Work. The 1962-1963 School Year of Activity at Catawba -- The 1963-1964 (Present) School Term.

Chapter IV. Conclusion: An Analysis of the Religious Situation Among the Catawba Indians

The Problem -- Why Have the Mormons Been So Successful in Winning the Catawba Indians to Their Persuasion? -- Why Has the Success of the Students from Columbia Bible College, Working among the Catawba Indians, Seemed So Small? -- What Has Been the Aim of the Columbia Bible College Students Who Have Worked Among the Catawbas Now for Sixteen Years? Have They Accomplished This Aim? -- Have These Christian Efforts Had Results Other Than the Salvation of Some Indians? -- Can Mormonism Found Among the Catawba Indians Offer Us Any Ideas or Suggestions As to Our Own Approach with God's Word?

Appendices

Documents and Markers -- Past and Present: Two Famous Catawba Chiefs -- Catawba Indian Customs, Superstitions, and Fears Concerning Nature, Animals, and Death -- Catawba Folk Lore: Three Tales -- Catawba Indian Medical Practices -- Notes on Mormonism.

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