Explore Tuscarora WoodWorks
Culture matters here.
Welcome to Tuscarora WoodWorks — step inside.
This is more than a shop. It’s our workshop, our studio, our community space, and honestly, our heartbeat. Every stick, beadwork frame, trophy, planter box, pendant, hat patch, tea tin, and custom award starts here on Tuscarora Territory, from raw material to finished piece.
We want you to know who’s behind your order, how it was made, and why that matters. So let’s walk you through it.
Who We Are
Tuscarora WoodWorks is a Native-owned small business based on the Tuscarora Nation. We design and build things that carry meaning — gifts for retirements, lacrosse-related products for champions, memorials that hold stories, beadwork that keeps our traditions alive, award pieces that actually feel worthy of the person receiving them.
We’re makers. We’re problem solvers. We’re also that shop people call when they say, “We have an idea… can you do this?” and everyone else told them no.
We say yes a lot.
We do that because your project isn’t just “an order” to us. It’s part of how we invest back into our people, our language, our culture, and our future here.
What We Make
Custom Awards & Recognition Pieces
We’re known for one-of-a-kind plaques, trophies, medallions, and centerpieces.
Solid hardwoods, acrylic, and engraved detail
Built to honor real achievements, not just “participation trophies”
Designed around the person, the event, and the story behind it
When you hand someone one of our pieces, it should feel like, “this matters.”
We’ve built awards for tournaments, lacrosse events, schools, corporate recognition, and community honors. We specialize in Native imagery done respectfully and correctly — Hiawatha Belt, clan animals, Tree of Peace — and we’re trusted to get it right.
Haudenosaunee Lacrosse & Cultural Work
Lacrosse is medicine. We take that seriously.
We create engraved wooden sticks, tournament trophies, team gifts, and commemorative pieces that acknowledge where this game comes from, and who carried it forward.
We’re proud to work with teams, leagues, and communities who respect the Haudenosaunee roots of the game and want that story told the right way — not watered down.
Beadwork, Raised Beadwork Frames, & Cultural Gifts
We collaborate with Tuscarora artists and beadworkers to showcase traditional raised beadwork and beadwork-inspired designs. That includes framed work, wearable pieces, and small-batch art that supports local makers directly.
When you buy beadwork from us, you’re not buying something mass-produced overseas. You’re supporting a living person you could shake hands with.
Everyday Goods (That Aren’t Actually “Everyday”)
Engraved tumblers and drinkware
Hats and apparel with Native-designed patches and artwork
Cedar planter boxes and custom garden builds
Home pieces like keepsake boxes, trays, and memorial displays
We like making useful things beautiful, and beautiful things useful.
Culture matters here
Everything we do is connected to who we are as Tuscarora (part of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy). That shows up in a few ways:
Respect for the story.
We’re careful about using cultural symbols (like wampum belt patterns, clan animals, the Tree of Peace) because those aren’t “graphics” to us. They’re governance, history, law, identity. We treat them with that level of care.Giving back.
We support community events, language programs, youth lacrosse, culture camps, fundraisers, ceremonies, and local causes. That is not marketing language. That is literally where a chunk of your purchase goes.Every Child Matters.
We’re committed to telling the truth about residential schools and honoring the children who never came home. Our orange shirts help raise awareness and help fund culture-building work here in the community. You’ll see that in the shop, and you’ll see it in what we choose to make.
When you support us, you’re supporting that work.
Made on Tuscarora
Location matters.
We build on our own Territory. We source as much as we can locally. We hire and collaborate locally. A lot of what you buy from us ends up right back in the community — supporting jobs, supporting artists, supporting youth.
When you shop with us, you’re not just buying a product. You’re helping keep skilled work here instead of somewhere else.
That feels good to say out loud.
Ways to Work with Us
“I Want to Browse and Support”
Perfect! You can shop our hats, apparel, cups, beadwork, gifts, etc. here. Grab something for yourself or pick up a gift that actually means something.
“I Need Custom”
Corporate award. Memorial. Team trophy. Meaningful gift. Retirement. Special thank you. Tell us what the moment is and we’ll build the piece that honors it. Request a quote here.
“I’m a Wholesale / Bulk Buyer”
We do wholesale and bulk orders for schools, programs, teams, events, tournaments, and shops that want Native-made designs, not knockoffs. If you’re interested in stocking our work or partnering for an event, reach out — we’ll walk you through what that looks like. Visit our Wholesale Partnership page to learn more.
“I Have an Event and I Need Medals / Trophies / Swag”
Yes, we do that. We can create medals, plaques, swag bags, branded gifts, and display pieces for your race, tournament, award ceremony, or community event — including culturally accurate Indigenous representation if that’s part of your story. Request a Quote to get started.
“I Want to Collaborate on Something Bigger”
Sometimes it’s not just one order — it’s an idea that deserves to grow. We love collaborating with artists, schools, cultural centers, sports leagues, and organizations to design collections, events, or campaigns that carry meaning and authenticity.
That might mean:
Creating a full set of trophies or medallions for a tournament
Designing gifts for an Indigenous language conference
Producing limited-edition merchandise tied to your event or cause
Partnering on community fundraising projects (like Every Child Matters shirts or cultural awareness drives)
If you have an idea that blends culture, design, and purpose, we’d love to explore it together.
“This isn’t just where we work — it’s where culture lives, stories breathe, and craft becomes connection.”
— Robert