Category Archives: Tuscarora

For So Long as the Sun and Moon Endure

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Roberta Estes

I particularly love to peek into the lives of our ancestors through the few written documents they have left for us.  Recalling that there were no written Native languages until Europeans began speaking Native languages and vice versa, and the … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Indians in the Revolutionary War

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Each state in the DAR Forgotten Patriot’s book is arranged separately.  Quite a bit of history of both African and Native Americans relative to the war is given.  About 1700 total people of color were found to have served out … Continue reading →

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New York Indian Reservations

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Roberta Estes

How things change in a little under 100 years.  In the WWI draft, literally hundreds of men were registered on New York’s Indian reservations, with more registered off of the reservation, but within the county.  Likely a result of a … Continue reading →

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Tuscarora Sent to Barbados – 1690

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Roberta Estes

After the Tuscarora War in 1711, many Native people were sold into slavery in the West Indies.  However, it occurred earlier as well.  In this 1690 entry, we see an example: Deposition of William Duckingfield: A Maherin Indian informed the Tuskaroo Indians … Continue reading →

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