Daniel Nimham (also spelled Ninham), born around 1726, served as the final sachem of the Wappinger people. He was described as "the most prominent Native American of his time in the lower Hudson Valley." His father, known as "One Shake" or Cornelius Nimham, likely taught him English, supplemented by education at the Stockbridge Mission in Massachusetts during the 1740s. The Wappinger had occupied …