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.

Almost 100 families are waiting to move onto the reservation, after a new bridge opened up hundreds of acres for development.

For the first time in history, 10 Native American tribes from across South Carolina signed an alliance. And it came with the support of Gov. Henry McMaster. "Today we stand at a crossroads, where the ...