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| Wahkwast Ahweuhneh (Good Day) Greetings | Future goals for the So. Band Tuscarora | ||||||||||||||||
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Greetings from the Southern Band Tuscarora Indian Tribe of NC. We are the remnants of the mighty Tuscarora Confederacy that once controlled most of NC. After the Tuscarora War. When the Tuscarora Confederacy was disbaned by the USGovernment, after the massacre of Neherooka Fort, the last stronghold of the Tuscarora, many of our families migrated North to Six Nations for protection. The Southern Band Tuscarora scattered throughout North Carolina, according to Dr. David Phelps Archaeology, ECU University, Greenville, NC."Like seeds in the wind) But the Southern Band Tuscarora didn't become extinct as history would have you believe. They hid among other Nationalities, for fear of more persecution. They survived to raise their families, quietly, the ancestors taught their children and grandchildren the way of our people. And now seven generations later, we the grandchildren are back and proud of our heritage and culture.Now we are relearning our ways, reviving our traditional beliefs. Holding on to our past. |
There are many, many things the Southern Band Tuscarora Indian Tribe are working hard on this year. WE HAVE AN OFFICE,TRADING POST, AND OUR MUSEUM!!! OUR GRANDOPENING WILL BE APRIL 1, 1998. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!! THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE, TO ANY SCHOOL GROUPS, OR ANYONE FOR THE WHOLE FIRST WEEK, AND, WE WILL ALSO SERVE COLD PLATES AND SODAS, SO DON'T FORGET APRIL 1, 1998.. LOCATION AT 1211 Granville St. in Historic Windsor, NC. The town of Windsor and the Chamber of Commerce have really helped to make this all possible.They have also set aside some land in the visitor's center to get a memorial placed for all the Tuscarora who lived, fought, and died, and for those of us who survived as well.... We will be holding classes on the Tuscarora language, beading, arrowhead and bow making, flintknapping, you name it we can help! We will be having a Pow-Wow Memorial Day weekend on the beautiful waterfront park, downtown Washington, NC. There will be dancing, singing, demonstrations, the public is invited!! So come on down. | ||||||||||||||||
| History : Southern Band Tuscarora Indian Tribe | |||||||||||||||||
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The Tuscarora Confederacy in the 1600's consisted of 24-26 large villages(there will be a link here).Each village had a Chief, Subchief, Shaman, Medicine Man or Woman. These villages were called Clans,(Clan link here) we had a Clan system that is matrilenial, meaning that you went to your Mothers Clan, unlike the European belief, the Tuscaroran women were very strong, they never walked ten paces behind the men, nor did they do all the work while the men were lazy. The whole village worked together, everyone took care of the elderly, because the elderly are wise, the young ones learned from that wisdom. The Tuscaroran Men were strong and fiercely protective of their families, they were very caring for the children also, children were rarely punished, if they did wrong then everybody ignored them until they came around, it wouldn't take long in such a closeknit setting that the children who had done wrong would be apologizing. More to come, site still under construction...We will have many links...Please come back for a visit. Nyeahweh (thank You) Dreamwalker | |||||||||||||||||
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