Abstract:
The tale of English explorer John Lawson and his relationship with the Tuscarora Indian tribe of North Carolina is one of tragedy and violence. What began with mutual respect and friendship between the two ended with Lawson's gruesome death at the hand of the Tuscarora in 1711. Lawson's journey through the New World, particularly what is now North Carolina, provided an insight into many Indian tribes and their culture. Lawson's death helped spark the Tuscarora War, a conflict that between Indian and colonist that ended with the almost extinction of the Tuscarora as a people.