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TUSCARORA TRIBE

Marriage

They would dance around the fire and have a ceremony.

Death

Leadership

Arts and crafts

The Tuscarora nation had a tribal council chosen by the Tuscarora clan mothers (matriarchs, or female leaders.)

They would have a ceremony and think the creater of the person.

Beadwork, basketry and wood-carving are the most common Tuscarora crafts. The Tuscaroras also crafted wampum out of white and purple shell beads. Wampum beads were traded as a kind of currency, but they were more culturally important as an art material. The designs and pictures on wampum belts often told a story or represented a person's family.

How the tribe evoled

Tuscorora originally lived in North Carolina.In the early 1700s many tribe members were killed or enslaved by the British. Most Tuscarora Indians today live in New York state or across the border in Ontario, but there are some Tuscarora people still living in the Carolinas.

Food

Tools and Weapons

The Tuscarora Indians were farming people. Tuscarora women planted crops of corn, beans, and squash and harvested wild berries and herbs. Tuscarora men hunted deer and rabbits and fished in the rivers. Tuscarora Indian recipes included cornbread, soups, and stews, which they cooked on stone hearths.

Tuscarora hunters used bows and arrows. Tuscarora fishermen used spears. Tuscarora warriors used their bows and arrows or fought with heavy war clubs.Other important tools used by the Tuscaroras included stone adzes (hand axes for woodworking), flint knives for skinning animals, and hoes carved from animal bones. The Tuscaroras and other Iroquois were skilled woodworkers, steaming wood so that it could be bent to make curved tools

Children roles

They do the same things any children do--play with each other, go to school and help around the house. Many Tuscarora children like to go hunting and fishing with their fathers. In the past, Indian kids had more chores and less time to play, just like early colonial children. But they did have cornhusk dolls, toys, and games, such as one game where kids tried to throw a dart through a moving hoop. Lacrosse was a popular sport among Tuscarora boys as it was among adult men.

Story they tell

There are lots of traditional Tuscarora legends and fairy tales. Storytelling is very important to the Tuscarora Indian culture. Here is a Tuscarora story about the origin of mosquitoes.

What They Lived In

The Tuscarora people lived in villages of longhouses, which were large wood-frame buildings covered with sheets of elm bark. Tuscarora longhouses were up to a hundred feet long, and each one housed an entire clan (as many as 60 people.)Today, longhouses are only used for ceremonial purposes. The Tuscaroras live in modern houses and apartment buildings, just like you.

How do they dress

Tuscarora men wore breechcloths with leggings. Tuscarora women wore wraparound skirts with shorter leggings. Unlike other Iroquois tribes, Tuscarora Indian men wore shirts, which were traditionally made from hemp. Tuscarora women often wore a long tunic called an overdress. The Tuscaroras usually wore moccasins on their feet. In colonial times, the Tuscarora tribe adapted European costume like cloth shirts and blouses, decorating them with beadwork and ribbon applique.

Infomation

http://www.bigorrin.org/tuscarora_kids.htm

How did they travel

Overland, the Tuscaroras usually just walked. There were no horses in North America until Europeans brought them over, so the Tuscaroras used pack dogs to help them carry heavy loads.

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