essay

Tuscarora among the Iroquois

handbook of north american indians. northeast15 • Published In 1978 • Pages: 518-524 [dc]

By: Landy, David.

Abstract
This article summarizes the cultural history of the Tuscarora from the early eighteenth to the mid twentieth century (ca. 1960s). Landy describes the underlying conditions in North Carolina and Virginia, the Tuscarora's original homeland, which led them to migrate to New York State where they sought protection among the Iroquois in the early eighteenth century. However, it was not until 1722 or 1723 that the Tuscarora refugees were formerly adopted into the League of the Iroquois as the sixth nation of the confederacy (p. 519). This document includes data on settlement patterns, population figures, the Tuscarora's role in the American Revolution, missionary influences, land loss, economy, and social organization in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A synonymy and a bibliography list conclude the work.
Subjects
History and culture change
Acquisition and relinquishment of property
Clans
Form and rules of government
Deliberative councils
External relations
culture
Iroquois
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1994
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
variable
Coverage Place
Tuscarora, United States and Canada
Notes
David Landy
GPO Stock no.: 047-000-00351-2
Bibliography included as document no. 54
LCCN
77017162
LCSH
Iroquois Indians/Tuscarora