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Sachem or sagamore is a term for leaders of Algonquian polities along the northeastern coast of North America. It is also now used to refer to non-Royaner leaders in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy such
Statue of Daniel Nimham, a sachem of the Wappinger
Uncas
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Uncas was a sachem of the Mohegans who made the Mohegans the leading regional Indian tribe in lower Connecticut, through his alliance with the New England colonists against other Indian tribes.
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…people. He complained that their lands were becoming overrun by encroachment from white settlers. Other sachems include Awashonks, Weetamoo, Quaiapen, Uncas, Wonalancet, Askamaboo, Cheryll Toney Holley, Madockawando, Saunkskwa of Missitekw, Sam George and Samoset. The leader of New York City's Tammany Hall…
An 1874 illustration of Uncas killing Miantonomoh in 1643
Document Signed by Uncas and His Squaw
Document signed by Uncas and his wife
A 1905 postcard featuring a photo of the Uncas monument in Norwich, Connecticut laid by U.S. President Andrew Jackson