Nooherooka – Is a moderated forum for commentary on the battle at Fort Nooherooka in 1713, the Tuscarora War of 1711-1713, and t
In collaboration with the History Group of the Tuscarora Nation, the veteran history tour team of Dr. Larry E. Tise, Ph.D. and Kathleen DeLuca, CMP, CSEP, have organized an intimate journey along Tuscarora trails between the Tuscarora Nation’s Reservation adjacent to Niagara Falls, New York and Philadelphia.
This unique history excursion will include those Pennsylvania places where the Tuscarora—one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederation—lived and left their marks on a century-long migration from North Carolina to the shores of Lake Ontario. But it will also include those great museums and libraries in Philadelphia, Lancaster, Pa., and upstate New York possessing troves of documents, artifacts, and exhibits that tell the Tuscarora story. This journey will begin with participation in the Tuscarora Nati
Much of the Tuscarora sojourn in Pennsylvania occurred during Benjamin Franklin’s public career as the colony and state’s leading moral, political, and military leader. This journey will thus also focus on the critical role Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) played in shaping Pennsylvania’s policies toward the Tuscarora and other Indian nations. Franklin was an ardent admirer of the democratic structures of the Six Iroquois Nations. Though it would be a stretch to describe Franklin as pro-Indian in all policy ma
Nooherooka – Is a moderated forum for commentary on the battle at Fort Nooherooka in 1713, the Tuscarora War of 1711-1713, and t