Bertha George Harris (June 29, 1913 – October 14, 2014) was an American Catawba tribal elder and master potter.
She specialized in a specific type of pottery unique to the Catawba, which she crafted from river clay without the use of electricity or a potter's wheel.
[2] The Catawba number approximately 2,800 people, presently based in York County, South Carolina, as well the surrounding region.
[2] Her funeral was held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the Catawba Indian Nation reservation.
[2] He paid tribute to Harris telling a reporter, "I spoke with her about her position as the oldest several times, and she held that to be important... Bertha Harris recognized what her status as the oldest meant, and not only did it make her feel something good and important, it made all of us feel good.