Their territory once extended into North Carolina, as well, and they still have legal claim to some parcels of land in that state. Their current lands are in South Carolina, on the Catawba River, near the city of Rock Hill. The Catawba, also known as Issa, Essa or Iswä but most commonly Iswa (Catawba: Ye Iswąˀ – 'people of the river'), are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation.
