▁each ▁of ▁the ▁pe op les , ▁which ▁meant ▁their ▁languages ▁were ▁closely ▁related . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁N ott ow ay ▁language ▁went ▁ext inct ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁lingu ists ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁determine ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁distinct , ▁although ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁T us car ora . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁Ch ero en h aka ▁( N ott ow ay ) ▁Tri be ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁hard ▁to ▁rev ital ize ▁the ▁N ott ow ay ▁Language ▁in ▁recent ▁times . ▁In ▁historic ▁times , ▁the ▁three ▁tribes ▁always ▁identified ▁as ▁distinct ▁and ▁independent ▁pe op les . ▁ ▁National ▁government - recogn ized ▁T us car ora ▁tribes ▁T us car ora ▁Nation ▁at ▁Lew ist on , ▁New ▁York ▁T us car ora ▁at ▁Six ▁Nations ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁River , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada ▁ ▁T us car ora ▁bands ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Several ▁bands , ▁groups , ▁and ▁organizations ▁with ▁members ▁claim ing ▁T us car ora ▁descent ▁res ide ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁Since ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁they ▁have ▁organized ▁and ▁reform ed ▁in ▁various ▁configurations . ▁None ▁has ▁state ▁or ▁federal ▁recognition . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁included ▁the ▁following : ▁T us car ora ▁Indian ▁Nation ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁org . ▁date : ▁per ▁Sec . ▁of ▁State , ▁NC ▁ 0 5 / 0 8 / 1 9 7 2 , ▁Rob es on ▁Co . ▁Southern ▁Band ▁T us