Catawba River (N.C. and S.C.) -- Environmental conditions
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Catawba Lands Conservancy: Perspectives on Land oral history project
Collection
Identifier: OH-PL
Overview
Perspectives on Land was a pioneering initiative that aimed to document the human face of land conservation issues in the Catawba River basin. It was sponsored by the Catawba Lands Conservancy and the Land Trust for Central North Carolina. The interviews explore what land means to people in North Carolina’s Southern Piedmont, how their identities were shaped by the places they live, and how they hope their landscape will look in the future. The "Perspectives On Land" team worked with residents...
Dates:
2001 - 2004
Mary McDaniel papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0579
Overview
The collection documents Mary McDaniels' environmental work, including her founding of the Catawba Lands Conservancy and her work with the Charlotte Urban Institute.
Dates:
1983 - 2010
Wenonah Haire, 2015-02-03
File
Identifier: cc-ha0004
Overview
Dr. Haire describes some of the traditional uses that the creeks have been used for in the past and present by the Catawba Indians. She also discusses the concerns that come from being south of the creeks in Charlotte/Mecklenburg County. She stresses that it is important that we are all responsible for taking care of the creeks; it’s not just one entity but all of us. She relates the folklore of the Yehasuri, which were known to have resided in creek banks and recites a Catawba Indian water...
Dates:
2015-02-03