Category Archives: History

Tuscarora People Identifed in Land and Other Transactions – Part 5

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Original Land Transactions William L. Byrd, III, in his book, Against the Peace and Dignity of the State, North Carolina Laws Regarding Slaves, Free Persons of Color and Indians, extracted Indian records from the North Carolina General Assembly.  These records, … Continue reading →

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Tuscarora People Identified in Land and Other Transacations – Part 4

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Roberta Estes

The Land Dispute Resolution The issue of the land ownership and payments was not resolved until a 1972 case before the Indian Claims Commission, 29 Ind. Cl Comm. 194, Tuscarora Indian Nation vs the United States of America, docket 312, … Continue reading →

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Tuscarora People Identified in Land and Other Transactions – Part 3

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Roberta Estes

The Land Dispute In 1916, 150 years after the original leases were signed, a contingent of Tuscarora returned to North Carolina believing the land would revert to their ownership.  Judging from the letter below, the preparations for that 150th anniversary … Continue reading →

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Tuscarora People Identified in Land and Other Transactions – Part 2

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Roberta Estes

The Tuscarora in Colonial Records In the Colonial Court Records, Misc. Papers 1695-1705 – Mr. Brice, his petition…recovered an order at a counsell held at Mr. Thomas Blountt in Chowan against one Thomas Blount, an Indian, for ye returning of … Continue reading →

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Tuscarora People Identified in Land and Other Transactions – Part 1

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Roberta Estes

This is the first in a series of blogs about the Tuscarora people as identified in land and other transactions, primarily in North Carolina.  These blogs are taken from my paper by the same title.  It is too lengthy to publish … Continue reading →

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Counting Coup

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Counting coup – I’ve known this phrase so long that I don’t ever remember not knowing it.  It’s one of the cultural artifacts that somehow was handed down in my family. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realized … Continue reading →

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Freedom Suits in Virginia

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Roberta Estes

The current exhibit at the Library of Virginia, “You have no Right:  Law and Justice in Virginia”  delves into the issue of Indian slavery in Virginia, both legal and illegal.  Many Native people were wrongfully enslaved.  They and their descendants … Continue reading →

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Birth Date not Known

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Roberta Estes

As I work my way thorough the draft registrations in Kansas, there are several registrants who only have Native names, meaning names in the Native language and no English names.  For example, there is a John Nag-Mo, except he signs his … Continue reading →

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Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Roberta Estes

I’m working on the last few states of the WWI Draft registrations for the Native Names project.  Today, I’m in Kansas.  I’ve noticed a couple of quite interesting things. There are a lot of registrations, but many, probably about half, … Continue reading →

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Panics

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Why were the Europeans so intent upon “civilizing” the Native people, which is a politically correct word for destroying their existing cultures and way of life? One answer lies in the fact that they feared the Indians.  Beginning in 1622 … Continue reading →

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