
New Legislation Introduced by Key Members of Congress Reaffirms Land Trust Status of the Cleveland County, North Carolina, lands of the Catawba Nation
Land was taken into trust by the U.S. Department of Interior in March
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
KINGS MOUNTAIN, North Carolina – The Catawba Nation today announced its support and appreciation of Tuesday’s introduction of the Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act (H.R. 8255) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congressman G.K. Butterfield (North Carolina) was joined in introducing the bipartisan bill by Congressman Jim Clyburn (South Carolina), Congressman William Timmons (South Carolina), Congressman Dan Bishop (North Carolina), Congressman Joe Cunningham (South Carolina), Congresswoman Alma Adams (North Carolina), Congressman David Price (North Carolina) and Congressman Joe Wilson (South Carolina).
The bipartisan bill reaffirms the actions earlier this year of the Department of the Interior, following a thorough, years-long review, in taking 17 acres of land into trust status in Cleveland County, North Carolina, for the Catawba Nation.
The Catawba Nation’s aboriginal lands extend to six North Carolina counties and farther north in the Piedmont of North Carolina, as evidenced by names such as Catawba County and Catawba College.
“The newly introduced legislation demonstrates the ongoing support from members of Congress in righting historical wrongs against the Catawba people,” said Chief Bill Harris of the Catawba Nation.
“We are pleased that this legislation will reaffirm the Interior Department’s action recognizing the Catawba Nation’s historical and ancestral ties to the lands in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. These are the lands of not just our ancestors, but also the hundreds of Catawba citizens that reside there today,” Harris said.

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