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Uncas was born near the Thames River in present-day Connecticut, the son of the Mohegan sachem Owaneco. [ 1] Uncas is a variant of the Mohegan term Wonkus, meaning "Fox". [ 2] He was a descendant of the principal sachems of the Mohegans, Pequots, and Narragansetts. Owaneco presided over the village known as Montonesuck.
Oneco (sometimes called Owaneko) was a sachem of the Mohegans in the Connecticut Colony and the son of Uncas. During King Philip's War (1675–78), he was a battlefield commander and has been credited as one of the executioners of Canonchet. Later, he was the lead petitioner in a legal case that tested whether the Mohegan sachemate was a ...
Atalopedes campestris. Atalopedes campestris (called sachem in the United States and Canada) is a small grass skipper butterfly. [ 2] It has a wingspan of 35–41 mm ( 13⁄8 – 15⁄8 in). Male is orange, edged with brown, and has a large brown-black stigma. Female is darker with lighter markings in the center of the wing.
1942-. 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 cal. 4 × .5 in (13 mm)Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, HB, single anti-aircraft guns (4x1) 2 × Mark 6 Depth charge racks. USS Phenakite (PYc-25) was a converted yacht that was used by the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. The vessel was also known as Celt, Sachem (SP-192), Sightseer and ...
Sachem School District, on Long Island, one of the largest school districts on the island. Algonquin Regional High School, in Northborough, MA, named its art and poetry magazine Sachem after this Algonquian word. [citation needed] Laconia High School, in Laconia, NH, refers to all of its athletic teams as the "Sachems". [citation needed]
Mahomet was the great-grandson of Uncas, an important sachem of the Mohegan tribe.In 1735, Captain John Mason, a descendant of the settler who had been asked by Uncas to act as guardians and trustees over the Mohegan land, engineered Mahomet's election to the position of Sachem in place of his great Uncle, Ben Uncas, who was more favoured by the Colony of Connecticut.
Nanepashemet. Nanepashemet (died 1619) was a sachem and bashabe or great leader of the Pawtucket Confederation of Abenaki peoples in present-day New England before the landing of the Pilgrims. He was a leader of Native peoples over a large part of what is now coastal Northeastern Massachusetts . After his death in 1619, his wife, recorded by ...
Investment firm Sachem Head Capital Management built a new stake in CVS Health Corp during the second quarter when the healthcare company's stock price dropped roughly 25%, according to a ...