The alliance is aimed at leveraging the Catawba's resources to promote self-governance, land control, taxation and funding for S.C.'s state-recognized tribes.
The Brothertown Indian Nation has been seeking restoration of its federal recognition status for more than 50 years.
South Carolina’s Native American tribes will pool their resources and advocate as a group for protections under a treaty signed Wednesday, prompted by fears of erasure as the state’s population grows.