Tuscarora tribe

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Haudenosaunee
British colonists
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ska-Ruh-Reh
gptkbp:clan gptkb:deer
gptkb:lion
turtle
gptkbp:culturalPractice wampum belts
clade
Longhouse ceremonies
gptkbp:enrollment over 1,000 (modern)
gptkbp:federallyRecognizedTribe yes
gptkbp:flag Tuscarora tribal flag
gptkbp:forcedMigration early 18th century
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Tuscarora_War
gptkbp:governingBody tribe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tuscarora tribe
gptkbp:joinedConfederacyIn 1722
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tuscarora_language
gptkbp:languageFamily Iroquoian languages
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Iroquois_Confederacy
gptkbp:nameMeaning hemp gatherers
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Tuscarora_War_(1711–1715)
migration to New York
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Mad_Bear_Anderson
gptkb:Wallace_"Mad_Bear"_Anderson
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Bertie_County,_North_Carolina
gptkb:Niagara_County,_New_York
gptkbp:origin gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:population several thousand (historical)
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Seneca
gptkb:Huron
gptkb:Cayuga
gptkb:Oneida
gptkb:Onondaga
gptkb:Mohawk
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
traditional Iroquois beliefs
gptkbp:reservationStatus gptkb:Tuscarora_Reservation,_New_York
gptkbp:traditionalEconomy gptkb:hunting
agriculture
fishing
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Treaty_of_Canandaigua_(1794)
gptkb:Treaty_of_Fort_Stanwix_(1768)
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus endangered language
gptkbp:website https://tuscaroranationny.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Seneca_tribe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7