Waccamaw Indian People

The Waccamaw Indian People is a state-recognized tribe and nonprofit organization headquartered in Conway, South Carolina.[3][2] The organization was awarded the status of a state-recognized tribe by the South Carolina Commission of Minority Affairs on February 17, 2005 and holds the distinction of being the first state-recognized tribe within South Carolina.[4] They are not federally recognized as a Native American tribe[5] and are one of two organizations that allege to be descended from the historic Waccamaw tribe, the other being the Waccamaw Siouan Indians, a state-recognized tribe in North Carolina.[6]

Waccamaw Indian People
Named afterLake Waccamaw, Waccamaw River
Formation1992[1]
Typestate-recognized tribe, nonprofit organization
EIN 57-0970329[2]
Legal statusschool, educational service provider, charity[2]
PurposeB90: Educational Services[2]
HeadquartersConway, South Carolina[2]
Location
  • United States
Official language
English
President
Harold Hatcher
Websitewww.waccamaw.org

Organization

On October 28, 1992, the organization formed as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, being originally called the Chicora-Waccamaw Indian People.[1][2][7] The group's agent, president, and chief is Harold D. "Buster" Hatcher.[1][3]

Proposed legislation

US Representative Tom Rice (R-SC-7) introduced HR 1942 Waccamaw Indian Acknowledgment Act in 2021 to attempt to secure federal recognition for the organization.[8]

Activities

The WIP host an annual powwow every November in Aynor, South Carolina.[9] The Horry County Museum showcased the exhibition The Waccamaw Indian People: Past, Present, and Future in 2021.[10]

Notes
  1. "Waccamaw Indian People The". OpenCorporates. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. "Waccamaw Indian People". Cause IQ. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. "South Carolina's Recognized Native American Indian Entities". South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. "Meet Harold Hatcher, Chief of the Waccamaw Indian People". South Carolina ETV. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. "Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs". Indian Affairs Bureau. Federal Register. 22 January 2022. pp. 7554–58. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. "NC Tribal Communities". ncadmin.nc.gov. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  7. "Waccamaw Indian People". businessfilings.sc.gov. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. "H.R. 1942 (IH) – Waccamaw Indian Acknowledgement Act". GovInfo. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  9. "Pow Wows in South Carolina". PowWows.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  10. SC Humanities (6 April 2021). ""The Waccamaw Indian People: Past, Present, and Future" Exhibit opens at the Horry County Museum on Tuesday, April 27". Pee Dee News Network. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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