Names
Alternative spelling of Ninham
Nimham
The people moving into Wappinger and Mohican lands were called
Colonists
Chief Ninham and his men fought on the side of these people in the Revolutionary War
Americans
Chief Ninham believed the land belonged to
Mother Earth
Chief Ninham and others took from Mother Earth only what they
Needed
People closely related to the Mohicans when they lived in the area now known as New York
Wappinger
The colonists said the Wappinger lands were theirs because they had a
Deed
The first place Chief Ninham went to fight for the return of the Wappinger lands
New York City
The colonists believed the land belonged to
whoever owned the deed
When Chief Ninham fought the British where was his son?
Fighting alongside him
Village Chief Ninham's family moved to
Stockbridge
Daniel Ninham was referred to as chief because he was
A leader of his people
The second place Chief Ninham travelled to try and get the wappinger lands returned
England, to see the king
The Wappingers, Mohicans, and others belonged on the land that was taken from them because
They cared for and respected mother earth and had for a long time, but the colonists didn't
The river the Wappinger lived on is now called
The Hudson River
Chief Daniel Ninham's son was named
Abraham Ninham
Although he could fight with weapons Daniel Ninham preferred to win battles without violence. Because of this he could be called a
Peaceful Warrior
This village became the new home of many whose land was taken from them by the colonists
Stockbridge
Chief Ninham fought in the Revolutionary War because
he believed the land being fought over was still the land of his people, and worth fighting for
The English troops surrounded Chief Ninham and his men on this many sides
Three Sides
The place where Chief Ninham and his men fought the English
Van Cortlandt's Woods
The English troops fought Chief Ninham and his men on
Horseback
Chief Ninham agreed to fight the British if he and his men were allowed this
To be able to fight in their own way
Although he told the young warriors to leave the fight Chief Ninham stayed and fought because
He believed his time had come. He was 'an old tree.'
This many Mohican Leaders joined Chief Ninham on his journey to speak with the king
Three