Mildred Blue was born on August 4, 1922. She passed away in 1997. She was the first Catawba to graduate from Rock Hill High School. She dealt with racial prejudice throughout her high school years. It was a daily struggle just getting to school buses would not come to the Reservation.
Mildred started working for the Catawba Nation as tribal roll coordinator. Her job was a difficult one, but she became an authority on lineages within the tribe.
Mildred Blue comes from a long line of respected potters. Skills were passed down from great-great-grandmother Rhoda George Harris to grandmother Rosa Harris to mother Doris Wheelock Blue to Mildred Blue. Blue is known for her finely detailed miniatures and particularly for her turtles. She takes great pride in being part of the pottery tradition and has taught her nephew Andrew Blue.
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