The Native American Chief Who Stood with George Washington
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, long before Manhattan became a skyline of steel and glass, it was home to the Wappinger tribe and one of its most courageous sons, Daniel Nimham. As a tribal chief and fierce defender of both his people and the emerging idea of America, Nimham fought alongside George Washington in some of the war’s harshest moments. Craig Du Mez of the Grateful Nation Project shares how this Native American chief became a symbol of loyalty, honor, and the complex legacy of America’s earliest defenders.
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