Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians
State-recognized tribe in South Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians or Wassamasaw Tribe is a state-recognized tribe and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Berkeley County, South Carolina.[4][2] The organization was awarded the status of a state-recognized tribe by the South Carolina Commission of Minority Affairs in November 2009, becoming the sixth state-recognized tribe within South Carolina.[6][dead link] They are not federally recognized as a Native American tribe by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.[7] The Catawba Indian Nation is the only tribe in South Carolina that is federally recognized by the U.S. Government.
Named after | Wassamassaw Swamp, Berkeley County, SC |
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Formation | March 7, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-03-07)[1] |
Type | state-recognized tribe, nonprofit organization |
EIN 57-1121837[2] | |
Purpose | S20: Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement[2] |
Headquarters | Moncks Corner, SC[1] |
Membership | 1,500 (2005)[3] |
Official language | English |
Leader | Lisa M. Collins[4] |
Website | https://www.wassamasawtribe.com/ |
Formerly called | Wassamasaw Tribe[5] |
Members of the Wassamasaw Tribe claim descent from several Indigenous peoples of the Carolinas including the Etiwan, Edisto,[6] Catawba, Cherokee,[6][8]