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HEIRS’ PROPERTY<br />
Described as “a sign of ancient culture,”<br />
heir’s property is land that has been<br />
passed down through successive<br />
generations, often without the benefit<br />
of wills or other legal documents.<br />
INTRACOASTAL wATERwAY<br />
This channel of water along the East<br />
Coast hugs the banks of Hilton Head<br />
Island, Beaufort, Bluffton, and Daufuskie<br />
Island. African Americans survived off<br />
this expansive waterway by fishing<br />
and shrimping. With their homemade<br />
sailboats and other vessels, they travelled<br />
the waterway to the mainland and to<br />
Savannah to sell their catches and other<br />
crops they grew. Today the waterway<br />
still provides a bounty for commercial<br />
fishermen and exciting adventures for<br />
recreational boaters.<br />
4 Lowcountry Lingo And Culture · BCBCC<br />
NATIvES<br />
Many African Americans whose families<br />
have been in the Lowcountry for four for<br />
five generations or longer refer to<br />
themselves as natives.<br />
wE BIN YA<br />
THEY COME YA<br />
A <strong>Gullah</strong> phrase that is sometimes used to<br />
distinguish between old island families and<br />
new island families.<br />
SwEETGRASS BASKETS<br />
Coiled baskets made from marsh grasses<br />
and strips of palmetto leaf. Basket-making<br />
was once a thriving craft throughout the<br />
Sea Islands. The craft is now practiced<br />
primarily in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
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