essay

Tuscarora among the Iroquois

handbook of north american indians. northeast • 15 • 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.

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