Tuscarora

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Native American people indigenous ethnic group

The Tuscarora are a Native American people originally from the Carolinas who later became the sixth nation of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy.

Aliases (2)

Tuscarora people ×4
Tuscarora nation ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American people → indigenous ethnic group →
associatedNation	Tuscarora Nation of New York →
associatedReserve	Six Nations of the Grand River →
autonym	Skarù∙ręʼ →
clanSystem	matrilineal clans →
conflictWith	British colonists in North Carolina →
continent	North America →
culturalAffiliation	Haudenosaunee →
culture	Iroquoian culture →
currentPopulationRegion	New York NERFINISHED → North Carolina → Ontario →
ethnicGroupOf	United States →
governance	clan-based system →
historicalEvent	Tuscarora War →
joinedConfederacyInCentury	18th century →
language	Tuscarora language →
languageFamily	Iroquoian languages →
meaningOfName	hemp gatherers →
memberOf	Haudenosaunee Confederacy → Iroquois Confederacy →
migratedTo	Iroquois territory in present-day New York → New York →
notableLanguageStatus	endangered language community →
originalRegion	Carolinas → North Carolina → South Carolina →
positionInConfederacy	sixth nation of the Iroquois Confederacy →
recognizedAs	federally recognized tribe in the United States →
relatedEthnicGroup	Cayuga → Mohawk → Oneida → Onondaga → Seneca →
religion	Christianity → traditional Iroquoian religion →
traditionalCrops	beans → corn → squash →
traditionalHousing	longhouses →
traditionalMaterial	hemp →
traditionalSubsistence	agriculture → fishing → hunting →
treatyInvolvement	treaties with British Crown → treaties with United States government →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Onondaga → Seneca →	relatedEthnicGroup
Cayuga →	alliedWith
Tuscarora War ("Tuscarora people") →	belligerent
Iroquois Confederacy ("Tuscarora nation") →	composedOf
Six Nations of the Grand River →	hasEthnicGroup
Haudenosaunee →	hasLaterMemberNation
Iroquoian languages ("Tuscarora people") →	historicallySpokenBy
Southeastern Woodlands →	includesPeople
Iroquois Confederacy ("Tuscarora nation") →	laterIncluded
Tuscarora War ("Tuscarora people") →	mainCombatant
British–Native American wars →	opponent
Tuscarora War ("Tuscarora people") →	opponentOf
Mohawk →	relatedGroup
Eastern Woodlands →	traditionalInhabitants