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The Wappinger Indians are a forgotten nation of eleven tribes and 15 other sub-tribes. At Eurpean contact, the Wappinge were living on the eastern side of the Hudson River, from the Bronx to Pughkeepsie, and eastwards to the Housatonci River in Connecticut. They number around 8,000 people in the 17th century. The Wappingers spoke an algonquin language with an “R” dialect.
The Wappinger tribes that lived in the lower Hudson Valley moved to moved into Pennsylvania in the late 1690s. Tribes from the upper Hudson Valley moved north to Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1754, with Chief Daniel Nimhan. Many warriors, led by Nimham fought for the British in the French and Indian War.
The Wappinger Indians are a forgotten nation of eleven tribes and 15 other sub-tribes. At Eurpean contact, the Wappinge were living on the eastern side of the Hudson River, from the Bronx to Pughkeepsie, and eastwards to the Housatonci River in Connecticut. They number around 8,000 people in the 17th century. The Wappingers spoke an algonquin language with an “R” dialect.
The Wappinger tribes that lived in the lower Hudson Valley moved to moved into Pennsylvania in the late 1690s. Tribes from the upper Hudson Valley moved north to Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1754, with Chief Daniel Nimhan. Many warriors, led by Nimham fought for the British in the French and Indian War.
