This town is about 8-10 miles from my office.
I have mixed feelings on this, as my grandfather Baker is descended from some of the Tuscarora who remained here in eastern NC rather than going to NY state.
Does this mean I can open a casino one day? (smile)
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Thanks for the ping. Personally, I think they are S.O.L. Their people moved to New York and from what I understand gave up to any claims in N.C.
Too bad so sad.
So...they think they're going to get a lot of Southern Baptists to gamble?
The Tuscarora Mountains run by my grandfathers house in Pennsylvania between Harrisburg and Penn State. Its said the Tuscarora came north from NC sometime in the early 1700's and settled in the area. There were also Delaware/Wyandot and other smaller tribes in the area.
The first white men didn't arrive in the area until +-1750 when James Patterson came over from Lancaster County.
This corresponds also to the first migrations further west to Ohio from this area. After defeats in three major wars 1754, 1763, 1776 the indians migrated westward and were mostly gone from Central Pennslvania by 1800.
The Tuscarora Nation of New York released a letter last year stating they did not recognize any Tuscarora group or individual in North Carolina. The letter was also a cease and desist to stop using the Tuscarora Nation name.