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Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland

Cutul, Peter. Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland. Hudson Highlands Land Trust, February 2025. https://hhlt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Land-Heist-in-the-Highlands_Peter-Cutul-1.pdf 328 words

According to Stockbridge-Munsee Community, Band of Mohicans tribal history, "A group of Stockbridge Mohicans, fearing the inevitable, moved to Kansas and Oklahoma in 1839. Many died while making this journey. Some reached Kansas and Oklahoma and married into other tribes. Most simply gave up and returned to Wisconsin, which had gained statehood in 1848. During this period a group of Munsee joined the people at Stockbridge, Wisconsin, and were accepted into the community. Known at first as the Stockbridge and Munsee, eventually this community was simply called the 'Stockbridge-Munsee." 60

Showcasing the resilience of Daniel Nimham and the Stockbridge, today, the Stockbridge Munsee Mohican Indian Nation thrives, running a casino, a golf course and resort, and a convenience store franchise in Shawano County, Wisconsin. Further, ancestors of stalwart Wappinger holdouts still remain in the Northeast, highlighting that the Nimham legacy lives on. 61

Although cheated out of land, liberty, and justice, the saga of Chief Daniel Nimham and his people is now being brought to light and commemorated. If not for the coronavirus, the Daniel Nimham Intertribal Pow Wow would have been celebrating its 20th season. In addition to recent monuments in the County and a Veteran's medal featuring Nimham, in East Fishkill, a new sculpture is in the works by noted sculptor Michael Keropian, as the story of Daniel Nimham and his people continues. 62

Ibid. Ibid. Michael Keropian, Artist and Nimham researcher, personal communication, Jan. 2019 Michael Keropian, Artist and Nimham researcher, personal communication, Jan. 2019

If not for the coronavirus, the Daniel Nimham Intertribal Pow Wow would have been celebrating its 20th season. In addition to recent monuments in the County and a Veteran's medal featuring Nimham, in East Fishkill, a new sculpture is in the works by noted sculptor Michael Keropian, as the story of Daniel Nimham and his people continues. 62 Ibid. Ibid. Michael Keropian, Artist and Nimham researcher, personal communication, Jan. 2019 Michael Keropian, Artist and Nimham researcher, personal communication, Jan. 2019