Federally Recognized Tribe

Federally Recognized Tribe: an American Indian or Alaska Native tribal entity that is recognized as having a government-to-government relationship with the United States, with the responsibilities, powers, limitations, and obligations attached to that designation, and is eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Catawba Nation	Address	Phone Number	Website and Email
	Chief Brian Harris Catawba Nation 996 Avenue of the Nations Rock Hill, SC 29730	(803) 366-4792	Catawba Nation Website Elizabeth Harris Email

State Recognized Tribes

Sate Recognized Tribe: an assembly of Indian people comprising numerous families, clans, or generations together with their descendants, who have a common character, interest, and behavior denoting a separate ethnic and cultural heritage, and who have existed as a separate community, on a substantially continuous basis throughout the past 100 years. In general, core members of the tribe are related to each other by blood. A tribal council and governmental authority unique to Native American Indians govern them.

Beaver Creek Indians	Address	Phone Number	Website and Email
	Chief Louis Chavis Beaver Creek Indians 125 May Morning Dr. Lexington, SC 29073	(803) 356-4807	Website Email

Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois and United Tribes of South Carolina (ECSIUT)	Address	Phone Number	Email
	Chief Lamar Nelson Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois and United Tribes of South Carolina 649 Berry Shoals Rd. Duncan, SC 29334	(864) 978-9525	Chief Lamar Nelson Email Vice Chief Jody Noe Email

Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe of South Carolina	Address	Phone Number	Website and Email
	Chief John G. Creel Edisto Natchez Kusso Tribe of South Carolina 1125 Ridge Road Ridgeville, SC 29472	(843) 871-2126	Facebook Email

Pee Dee Indian Nation of Upper South Carolina	Address	Phone Number	Website and Email
	Chief Carolyn Chavis Bolton Pee Dee Indian Nation of Upper South Carolina 3814 Highway 57 North Little Rock, SC 29567	(843) 586-9675	Email

Pee Dee Indian Tribe	Address	Phone Number	Website and Email
	Chairman Wayne Evans Pee Dee Indian Tribe  PO Box 5 McColl, SC 29570	(843) 319-4435	Website Chairman Evans' Email Tribal Government Email

Piedmont American Indian Association Lower Eastern Cherokee Nation	Address	Phone Number	Website and Email
	Chief Jamie McDowell Piedmont American Indian Association Lower Eastern Cherokee Nation of South Carolina 3688 Warrior Creek Church Road Gray Court, SC 29465	(864) 906-5111	Website Email

The Santee Indian Organization	Address	Phone Number	Social Media and Email
	Chief Eric Pratt      The Santee Indian Organization 432 Bayview Street Holly Hill, SC 29059	(803) 759-0020	Facebook Email

Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians	Address	Phone Number	Website and Email
	Chief Francis Benenhaley Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians 1895 Lewis Road Sumter, SC 29154	(803) 968-7736	Website  Chief Benenhaley Email Vice Chief Tammy Ray Stevens Email Sumter Tribe Email

The Waccamaw Indian People	Address	Phone Number	Website and Email
	Chief Cheryl M. Cail The Waccamaw Indian People PO Box 628 Conway, SC 29528	(843) 358-6877	Website Chief Cail Email

The Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians	Address	Phone Number	Website and Email
	Chief Lisa M. Collins The Wassamasaw Tribe of  Varnertown Indians PO Box 428 Summerville, SC 29484	(843) 553-1993	Website Tribe Email Chief Collins Email Facebook X Instagram LinkedIn

Indian Groups

Indian Group: a number of individuals assembled together, which have different characteristics, interests and behaviors that do not denote a separate ethnic and cultural heritage today, as they once did. The group is composed of both Native American Indians and other ethnic races. They are not all related to one another by blood. A tribal council and governmental authority unique to Native American Indians govern them.

Chaloklowa Chickasaw Indian People	Address	Phone Number	Email
	Chief Jeff Tanner Chaloklowa Chickasaw Indian People 501 Tanner Lane Hemingway, SC 29554	(843) 992-4967	Chief Jeff Tanner Email

Natchez Tribe of South Carolina	Address	Phone Number	Email
	Chief Steve Davis Natchez Tribe of South Carolina 79 Bluff Road Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 988-1074	Chief Davis Email Tribe Email  Samuel Tyler Davis Email Mike Hair Email Windy Gaines

Pee Dee Indian Nation of Beaver Creek	Address	Phone Number	Email
	Chief Elizabeth Skyye Vereen Pee Dee Indian Nation of Beaver Creek PO Box 396 Neeses, SC 29107	(803) 446-1400	Chief Vereen Email General Email

Special Interest Organizations

Special Interest Organization: an assembly of people who have united for the common purpose of promoting Native American culture and addressing socio-economic deprivation among people of Indian origin. The organization may be made up of Native American Indians and other ethnic races. A tribal council or other form of governing body provides oversight and management. Membership is not required. They are organized as a private nonprofit corporation under the laws of South Carolina.

Pine Hill Indian Community Development Initiative	Address	Phone Number	Email
	Chief Michelle Mitchum Pine Hill Indian Community Development Initiative North, SC	Office (803) 247-2534 Cell (803) 662-3377	Website Chief Mitchum Email
	Teresa Gore, President American Indian Chamber of Commerce of South Carolina 9377 Koester Road Ladson, South Carolina 29456	Office (843) 572-8435 Fax (843) 569-1564	AICCSC Profile X (formerly Twitter)
	Gary Anderson, President Little Horse Creek American Indian Association and Cultural Center 3818 Jefferson Davis Highway Clearwater, SC 29822	Office (803) 392-7013 Fax (843) 569-1564