Tuscarora: A History (Tribal Worlds: Critical Studies in American Indian Nation Building)
Description
The definitive history of the Tuscaroras and their return to western New York. Tuscarora is the comprehensive history of the small Iroquois Indian reservation community just north of Niagara Falls in western New York. The Tuscaroras consider themselves to be a sovereign nation, independent of the United States and the State of New York. They have preserved a system of social organization and ideal public values, along with the Tonawanda Seneca and the Onondagas that retains matrilineal clans, and a Council of Chiefs nominated by the clan matrons. Over the course of their existence, however,...
ISBN(s)
1438444303, 9781438444307
