tuscarora

• Substantivo próprio que designa um membro do povo iroquês que originalmente viveu na Carolina do Norte e depois migrou para o estado de Nova York, juntando-se à Liga Iroquesa, ou a língua iroquesa desse povo.

A proper noun referring to a member of an Iroquois people originally from North Carolina who later moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois Confederacy, or to their Iroquoian language.

nome próprio

1. Indigenous PeopleC1formalamerican

   A member of an Iroquoian-speaking Native American people originally from North Carolina, who later migrated to New York and became the sixth nation of the Iroquois Confederacy.

   Povo indígena

   • The Tuscarora were forced to relocate from North Carolina to New York in the early 18th century.
   • Many Tuscarora today live on reservations in New York and Ontario.
   • The Tuscarora joined the Iroquois Confederacy as the sixth nation in 1722.

2. C1formalamerican

   The Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora people.

   Tuscarora

   • The Tuscarora language is critically endangered, with few fluent speakers remaining.
   • Efforts are being made to revitalize the Tuscarora language through community programs.
   • Linguists have documented the grammar and vocabulary of Tuscarora.