Becoming Catawba: A Conversation with Dr. Brooke Bauer

As part of the 50-year anniversary exhibition Resurgence and Renaissance: Art of the Catawba Nation Since 1973, join CMA Director of Art and Learning Jackie Adams in conversation with Catawba citizen, historian, writer, and artist Dr. Brooke Bauer to discuss her new book Becoming Catawba: Catawba Indian Women and Nation-Building, 1540-1840. The book explores how Catawba women were and are central figures in the history of the Catawba people, examining their vital roles as women, mothers, providers, and protectors that created, promoted, and preserved Catawba identity and helped build a nation.

Free with membership or admission. Join today! Books available for purchase and signing. 

This program is funded in part by SC Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.