Catawba

CHC

reawakening

Genealogy:

Siouan-Catawban
Catawban

Demographics: No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. Ethnic population: 500 (1977 SIL). The last speaker died before 1960.

Language Use: Catawba Nation’s Cultural Preservation Program is engaged in a language revitalization effort (Golla 2007).

Nation of Origin: United States