Throughout the year USCL sponsors public events at the Native American Studies Center highlighting the traditions of South Carolina’s Native peoples, but every year around March or April USC Lancaster hosts Native American Studies Week. Through the efforts of the NAS faculty and committee, USCL offers a series of events celebrating local Native American history, culture, art, music, and dance on campus and at the center.
Events held during the week include an interactive presentation of Cherokee traditional and social dances, an arts and crafts festival, film screening, art exhibit openings, and lectures discussing the role of drumming in powwows and powwow culture and etiquette. Events are free and open to the public. For more information, call (803) 313-7172.