Skarùre

The Skarùre, or Tuscarora, were an Iroquoian people of the Carolina river valleys. Their communities lived along the Roanoke, Neuse, Tar and Pamlico rivers.

In 1711 Chief Hancock led southern Tuscarora and their allies against encroaching settlers, while Tom Blunt's northern group initially stayed out. After defeat, most gradually migrated north to Pennsylvania and New York. In 1722 they joined the Haudenosaunee Confederacy as its sixth nation, sponsored by the Oneida.