tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353908162834581932024-03-08T00:34:35.369-08:00Tuscarora Tribe - Iroquois NationRobin Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00755963889063730755noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535390816283458193.post-78767169352233583192010-10-03T15:40:00.000-07:002010-10-03T15:40:45.933-07:00Tuscarora Tribe - Iroquois NationTuscarora (<i>Skurū'rě<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">n</span></sup></i>', 'hemp gatherers,' the <i>Apocynum cunnabinum</i>, or Indian hemp, being a plant of many uses among the Carolina Tuscarora; the native form of this appellative is impersonal, there being no expressed pronominal affix to indicate person, number, or gender.<br />
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The data for the history of the Tuscarora are meager and fragmentary, hence while they were at first an important people of North Carolina, little is definitely known regarding them, and that little usually applies to only a part of the people. The first authentic information concerning the Tuscarora is that recorded by Lawson, the Surveyor General of North Carolina, who knew them well, having lived in close contact with them for many years. His History of Carolina, having been written about.<br />
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<strong>Tuscarora Chronology</strong><br />
The following is a Chronology of events for the Tuscarora Tribe:<br />
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<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="82"> <span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tuscarora+tribe+history&hl=en&sa=X&tbs=tl:1,tll:1710,tlh:1710&prmd=iv&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CCoQzQEwAA"><span style="color: #1111cc;">1710</span></a></span> </td><td align="left" style="padding-left: 1em;" valign="top"><div class="s"><span>1710 - </span><span id="s_snip0"><strong>History</strong> first mentions the <strong>Tuscarora Tribe</strong> just one year before the first war the <strong>tribe</strong> fought with the colony of <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=tl:1&q=north carolina&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CCsQ0AEoADAA"><span style="color: #1111cc;">North Carolina</span></a>. In <strong>1710</strong>, a tribal delegation visited the government of Pennsylvania to request permission to live there in order to escape the <strong>...</strong></span><span id="l_snip0" style="display: none;"><strong>History</strong> first mentions the <strong>Tuscarora Tribe</strong> just one year before the first war the <strong>tribe</strong> fought with the colony of <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=tl:1&q=north carolina&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CCwQ0AEoADAA"><span style="color: #1111cc;">North Carolina</span></a>. In <strong>1710</strong>, a tribal delegation visited the government of Pennsylvania to request permission to live there in order to escape the serious harassment the <strong>Tuscarora</strong> were enduring in their home territory, including being captured and sold into slavery. Often, any <strong>Tuscarora</strong> who attempted to protect others from capture were killed.</span><nobr> </nobr><br />
<span class="f"><span style="color: #767676;">From</span></span> <a class="l" href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-tuscarora-tribe.htm" onmousedown="return rwt(this,'','','','1','AFQjCNH_Hc4H1y5f347OHxaqd6ul9ScKLw','','0CC0QzwEwAA')"><span style="color: #1111cc;">What Is the <strong>Tuscarora Tribe</strong>?</span></a><span class="gl"><span style="color: #767676;"> - </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=1710+carolina+bern+north&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CC4QzgEwAA"><span style="color: #4272db;">Related web pages</span></a></span><br />
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<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="82"> <span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tuscarora+tribe+history&hl=en&sa=X&tbs=tl:1,tll:1711,tlh:1711&prmd=iv&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CDAQzQEwAQ"><span style="color: #1111cc;">1711</span></a></span> </td><td align="left" style="padding-left: 1em;" valign="top"><div class="s"><span>1711 - </span><span id="s_snip1">The year is <strong>1711</strong>, for decades the European colonists have lived in relative peace with their native neighbors. However more and more colonists arrive everyday, straining the already tense situation. The most powerful <strong>tribe</strong> in the region is the <strong>Tuscarora tribe</strong>.</span><span id="l_snip1" style="display: none;">The year is <strong>1711</strong>, for decades the European colonists have lived in relative peace with their native neighbors. However more and more colonists arrive everyday, straining the already tense situation. The most powerful <strong>tribe</strong> in the region is the <strong>Tuscarora tribe</strong>. The Upper faction of the <strong>tribe</strong>, led by...</span><nobr> </nobr><br />
<span class="f"><span style="color: #767676;">From</span></span> <a class="l" href="http://randomdude.com/blog/?page=3" onmousedown="return rwt(this,'','','','2','AFQjCNHAJSyf74jhc3Cqm4QS8HLgj3oebQ','','0CDEQzwEwAQ')"><span style="color: #1111cc;">Dustin Sacks is a Random Dude</span></a><span class="gl"><span style="color: #767676;"> - </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=1711+carolina+indians+tuscarora+north&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CDIQzgEwAQ"><span style="color: #4272db;">Related web pages</span></a></span><br />
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<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="82"> <span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tuscarora+tribe+history&hl=en&sa=X&tbs=tl:1,tll:1712,tlh:1712&prmd=iv&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CDQQzQEwAg"><span style="color: #1111cc;">1712</span></a></span> </td><td align="left" style="padding-left: 1em;" valign="top"><div class="s"><span>1712 - </span><span id="s_snip2">They were originally known by the title of the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=tl:1&q=five nations&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CDUQ0AEoADAC"><span style="color: #1111cc;">Five Nations</span></a>. In <strong>1712</strong>, the <strong>Tuscarora tribe</strong> was forcibly expelled from the interior of North Carolina, and flying northward was taken in and adopted as the Sixth <strong>tribe</strong>, making what was afterwards known as the Six <b>...</b></span><span id="l_snip2" style="display: none;">They were called Mengwe by the Dela- wares; Maquas, by the Dutch; Mingoes, by the English and Americans. They were a confederate nation, consisting of Mohawks , Oneida, Onondago, Cayuga, and Seneca. They were originally known by the title of the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=tl:1&q=five nations&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CDYQ0AEoADAC"><span style="color: #1111cc;">Five Nations</span></a>. In <strong>1712</strong>, the <strong>Tuscarora tribe</strong> was forcibly expelled from the interior of North Carolina, and flying northward was taken in and adopted as the Sixth <strong>tribe</strong>, making what was afterwards known as the Six Nations.</span><nobr> </nobr></div><div class="s"><nobr></nobr><span class="f"><span style="color: #767676;">From</span></span> <a class="l" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=VBMVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA21&sig=SLoV1x6RiP_fX2P2WG_VWIzDm4M&hl=en" onmousedown="return rwt(this,'','','','3','AFQjCNEBLPR1lhqqWFgmdxB-i16v33fqgg','','0CDcQzwEwAg')"><span style="color: #1111cc;">Otzinachson</span></a><span class="gl"><span style="color: #767676;"> - </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=1712+confederacy+iroquois+nations+five+tuscarora&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CDgQzgEwAg"><span style="color: #4272db;">Related web pages</span></a></span><br />
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<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="82"> <span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tuscarora+tribe+history&hl=en&sa=X&tbs=tl:1,tll:1713,tlh:1713&prmd=iv&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CDoQzQEwAw"><span style="color: #1111cc;">1713</span></a></span> </td><td align="left" style="padding-left: 1em;" valign="top"><div class="s"><span>1713 - </span><span id="s_snip3"><strong>Tuscarora</strong>, the name of our school district and the mountain ridge on the western boundary, is derived from the <strong>Tuscarora Tribe</strong> of the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=tl:1&q=iroquois confederation&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CDsQ0AEoADAD"><span style="color: #1111cc;">Iroquois Confederation</span></a>.The <strong>Tribe</strong> came north from the Carolinas circa <strong>1713</strong> and settled for a time along the mountains.The name <strong>...</strong></span><span id="l_snip3" style="display: none;"><strong>Tuscarora</strong>, the name of our school district and the mountain ridge on the western boundary, is derived from the <strong>Tuscarora Tribe</strong> of the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=tl:1&q=iroquois confederation&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CDwQ0AEoADAD"><span style="color: #1111cc;">Iroquois Confederation</span></a>.The <strong>Tribe</strong> came north from the Carolinas circa <strong>1713</strong> and settled for a time along the mountains.The name <strong>Tuscarora</strong> comes from the Indian name Skaruron or hemp gatherers. Conococheague, the name of the creek that flows through the District on its way from the Path Valley south to the Potomac River, is an Indian name.</span><nobr> </nobr></div><div class="s"><nobr></nobr><span class="f"><span style="color: #767676;">From</span></span> <a class="l" href="http://tachamber.org/community.php" onmousedown="return rwt(this,'','','','4','AFQjCNEuDvo7d-92KYpKoKRrBn2Wt33m8A','','0CD0QzwEwAw')"><span style="color: #1111cc;"><strong>Tuscarora </strong>Area Chamber of Commerce - Mercersburg, Montgomery, …</span></a><span class="gl"><span style="color: #767676;"> - </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=1713+carolina+north+tuscarora+tuscaroras&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CD4QzgEwAw"><span style="color: #4272db;">Related web pages</span></a></span><br />
<cite><span style="color: #0e774a;">tachamber.org/community.php</span></cite></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="82"> <span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tuscarora+tribe+history&hl=en&sa=X&tbs=tl:1,tll:1722,tlh:1722&prmd=iv&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CEAQzQEwBA"><span style="color: #1111cc;">1722</span></a></span> </td><td align="left" style="padding-left: 1em;" valign="top"><div class="s"><span>1722 - </span><span id="s_snip4">In <strong>1722</strong>, the <strong>Tuscarora tribe</strong> joined these other five tribes. After that, they were known as the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=tl:1&q=six nations&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CEEQ0AEoADAE"><span style="color: #1111cc;">Six Nations</span></a>. Village Councils Each village of each <strong>tribe</strong> in the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=tl:1&q=iroquois nation&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CEIQ0AEoATAE"><span style="color: #1111cc;">Iroquois Nation</span></a> had a representative council which ran its government. All the representatives were <b>...</b></span><span id="l_snip4" style="display: none;">uh-kwoy) Nation lived in what is now the state of New York. The five tribes of the Iroquois Nation were the Senecas, Cayu- gas, Onondagas, Mohawks, and Oneidas . In <strong>1722</strong>, the <strong>Tuscarora tribe</strong> joined these other five tribes. After that, they were known as the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=tl:1&q=six nations&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CEMQ0AEoADAE"><span style="color: #1111cc;">Six Nations</span></a>. Village Councils Each village of each <strong>tribe</strong> in the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=tl:1&q=iroquois nation&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CEQQ0AEoATAE"><span style="color: #1111cc;">Iroquois Nation</span></a> had a representative council which ran its government. All the representatives were men, but the representatives were chosen by the women.</span></div><div class="s"><span style="display: none;"></span> </div><div class="s"><span style="display: none;"></span><span class="f"><span style="color: #767676;">rom</span></span> <a class="l" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=XqizJ6D_8WMC&pg=PA19&sig=pf24K-bHBc1fx49Ozl2DaVn_G1k&hl=en" onmousedown="return rwt(this,'','','','5','AFQjCNFZp_CKIFXq0BQSwhiZlF0-j0ZGiw','','0CEUQzwEwBA')"><span style="color: #1111cc;">Our United States Government</span></a><span class="gl"><span style="color: #767676;"> - </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=1722+iroquois+nations+tuscarora+confederacy&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CEYQzgEwBA"><span style="color: #4272db;">Related web pages</span></a></span><br />
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<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="82"> <span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tuscarora+tribe+history&hl=en&sa=X&tbs=tl:1,tll:1779,tlh:1779&prmd=iv&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CEgQzQEwBQ"><span style="color: #1111cc;">1779</span></a></span> </td><td align="left" style="padding-left: 1em;" valign="top"><div class="s"><span>1779 - </span><span id="s_snip5">In discussing the development of this township, we are on historical ground. In our search for original sources we find that because of Indian depredations made by the <strong>Tuscarora tribe</strong>, which at a very early date had its home in the vicinity of the present village of <b>...</b></span><span id="l_snip5" style="display: none;">In discussing the development of this township, we are on historical ground. In our search for original sources we find that because of Indian depredations made by the <strong>Tuscarora tribe</strong>, which at a very early date had its home in the vicinity of the present village of Union, a body of troops under an American commander was dispatched to the valley of the Susquehanna at this point in the summer of <strong>1779</strong>, with orders to exterminate, so far as possible, these red men.</span><nobr> </nobr></div><div class="s"><nobr></nobr> </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="82"> <span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tuscarora+tribe+history&hl=en&sa=X&tbs=tl:1,tll:1862,tlh:1862&prmd=iv&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CEwQzQEwBg"><span style="color: #1111cc;">1862</span></a></span> </td><td align="left" style="padding-left: 1em;" valign="top"><div class="s"><span>Feb 3, 1862 - </span><span id="s_snip6">ADMIRALTY OFFICE, Southampton, <strong>February 3,1862</strong>. SIR: I havethe honor to acquaint you that on receiving their lordship's instructions in cipher ut '¿.45 pm this day, " that in the event of <strong>Tuscarora</strong>. anchoring anywhere within roads or rivers , I was to <b>...</b></span><span id="l_snip6" style="display: none;">ADMIRALTY OFFICE, Southampton, <strong>February 3,1862</strong>. SIR: I havethe honor to acquaint you that on receiving their lordship's instructions in cipher ut '¿.45 pm this day, " that in the event of <strong>Tuscarora</strong>. anchoring anywhere within roads or rivers , I was to inform captain immediately that Nashvillo having given notice to sail to-day, <strong>Tuscarora</strong> was not to sail for twenty-four hours after Nashville ;•' and having in the mean time received a telegram from the captain.</span><br />
<span class="f"><span style="color: #767676;">From</span></span> <a class="l" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=9dcDAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA162&sig=k7p31FRc9RGVg3V9GIUoi7Nfpkg&hl=en" onmousedown="return rwt(this,'','','','7','AFQjCNHrbfbNjEaGAyIbq6khY2TGtvnH-g','','0CE0QzwEwBg')"><span style="color: #1111cc;">United States Congressional Serial Set</span></a><span class="gl"><span style="color: #767676;"> - </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=1862+nashville+tuscarora&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CE4QzgEwBg"><span style="color: #4272db;">Related web pages</span></a></span><br />
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<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="82"> <span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tuscarora+tribe+history&hl=en&sa=X&tbs=tl:1,tll:1874,tlh:1874&prmd=iv&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CFAQzQEwBw"><span style="color: #1111cc;">1874</span></a></span> </td><td align="left" style="padding-left: 1em;" valign="top"><div class="s"><span>Nov 11, 1874 - </span><span id="s_snip7">Silvaraville Lodge No. 887, IOOF, was instituted <strong>Nov. 11, 1874</strong>. First officer, JJ Culver, NG; William Christain, VG; EL Taylor, Sec. --The township derives its name from the fact that at the mouth of <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=tl:1&q=tuscarora creek&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CFEQ0AEoADAH"><span style="color: #1111cc;"><strong>Tuscarora</strong> creek</span></a>, an ancient village of the <strong>Tuscarora tribe.</strong></span><br />
<span class="f"><span style="color: #767676;">From</span></span> <a class="l" href="http://www.joycetice.com/booksb/tuscaout.htm" onmousedown="return rwt(this,'','','','8','AFQjCNGryCGsnwNSNJQnGKQmr3muj0B0AQ','','0CFIQzwEwBw')"><span style="color: #1111cc;">Seven Counties Outline - <strong>Tuscarora </strong>Township <strong>History</strong></span></a><span class="gl"><span style="color: #767676;"> - </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=1874+culver+lodge+silvaraville+taylor+christian+william&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CFMQzgEwBw"><span style="color: #4272db;">Related web pages</span></a></span><br />
<cite><span style="color: #0e774a;">www.joycetice.com/booksb/tuscaout.htm</span></cite></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="82"> <span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=tuscarora+tribe+history&hl=en&sa=X&tbs=tl:1,tll:1958,tlh:1958&prmd=iv&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CFUQzQEwCA"><span style="color: #1111cc;">1958</span></a></span> </td><td align="left" style="padding-left: 1em;" valign="top"><div class="s"><span>Apr 20, 1958 - </span><span id="s_snip8">The <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=tl:1&q=tuscarora indians&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CFYQ0AEoADAI"><span style="color: #1111cc;"><strong>Tuscarora</strong> Indians</span></a> won a skirmish with the State Power Authority here yesterday when a Federal Judge handed down an order temporarily banning Authority surveyors from Indian territory in upstate <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=tl:1&q=new york&sa=X&ei=mQSpTJSsDIWXnAfIsp3gDQ&ved=0CFcQ0AEoATAI"><span style="color: #1111cc;">New York</span></a>. The state has expropriated 1.383 acres.</span></div></td></tr>
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