Daniel Nimham

The Grateful Nation Project on “Our American Stories” podcast: Captain Daniel Nimham

Listen online to Our American Stories (October 25, 2024): The Native American Who Fought Alongside George Washington—Daniel Nimham (8 minutes), or on your favorite podcast platform: Apple Podcasts | iHeart | Spotify

Hosted by Lee Habeeb, the Our American Stories podcast has invited The Grateful Nation Project to contribute recordings of our Heroes’ biographies! OAS is a highly-regarded and popular podcast—also heard on 400+ affiliate radio stations—whose purpose is “Telling the Story of America to Americans.”

This episode tells the story of Daniel Nimham (Hero 187, Card Pack 16), a diplomat, a warrior, and the last sachem (leader) of the Wappinger tribe in New York’s Hudson Valley. He fought alongside Gen. George Washington, joining the cause for freedom.