Mormon Missionaries Among The Catawba Indians: 1881 to 1938 - Paperbackby Shirley Hamblin (Editor), Judy Canty Martin (Author) The Catawba, also know as Iswa are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation. They live in the Southeastern United States, on the Catawba River at the border of North Carolina, near the city of Rock Hill, South Carolina. They were once considered one of the most powerful Southeastern Siouan speaking tribes in the Carolina Piedmont, as well as one of the