▁negoti ating ▁with ▁the ▁T us car ora ▁Sach em ▁council ▁and ▁purch asing ▁ 5 5 0   ac res ▁of ▁the ▁T us car ora ▁res ervation ▁for ▁the ▁res er voir ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁hydro elect ric ▁project ▁along ▁the ▁Ni ag ara ▁River , ▁down river ▁from ▁Ni ag ara ▁F alls . ▁( At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁first ▁power ▁generation ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁project ▁in ▁the ▁world .) ▁The ▁plant ▁continues ▁to ▁generate ▁cheap ▁electric ity ▁for ▁households ▁located ▁from ▁the ▁Ni ag ara ▁area ▁to ▁as ▁far ▁away ▁as ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Language ▁Sk ar ure , ▁the ▁T us car ora ▁language , ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁I ro qu o ian ▁languages . ▁L ingu ists ▁and ▁histor ians ▁have ▁both ▁tried ▁to ▁determine ▁when ▁the ▁I ro qu o ian - spe aking ▁Me her rin ▁and ▁N ott ow ay ▁tribes ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁T us car ora . ▁Before ▁initial ▁contact ▁( 1 6 5 0 ), ▁the ▁English , ▁based ▁on ▁reports ▁from ▁Alg on qu ian ▁n atives , ▁thought ▁the ▁three ▁tribes ▁were ▁one ▁people , ▁as ▁the ▁Alg on qu ian ▁speak ers ▁referred ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁ex onym ▁M ango ag . ▁Following ▁encounter ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁with ▁the ▁T us car ora ▁and ▁other ▁tribes , ▁the ▁colon ists ▁noted ▁they ▁used ▁the ▁same ▁interpre ters ▁to ▁translate ▁with