Chingachgook | |
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Leatherstocking Tales/The Last of the Mohicans character | |
First appearance | The Pioneers |
Last appearance | The Deerslayer |
Created by | James Fenimore Cooper |
In-universe information | |
Alias | Le Gros Serpent, Indian John, John Mohican |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Chief |
Spouse | Wah-ta-Wah (wife) |
Children | Uncas (son) |
Religion | Mahican tradition, Moravian convert |
Nationality | Mahican |
Chingachgook is a fictional character in four of James Fenimore Cooper's five Leatherstocking Tales, including his 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans. Chingachgook was a lone Mohican chief and companion of the series' hero, Natty Bumppo. In The Deerslayer, Chingachgook married Wah-ta-Wah, who had a son with him named Uncas, but died while she was still young. Uncas, who was at his birth "last of the Mohicans",[1] grew to manhood but was killed in a battle with the Huron warrior Magua. Chingachgook died as an old man in the novel The Pioneers, which makes him the actual "last of the Mohicans," having outlived his son.