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| Chingachgook | |
|---|---|
| Leatherstocking Tales/The Last of the Mohicans character | |
 Gojko Mitić playing Chingachgook the Great Serpent, in the East German western film of the same name. | |
| 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.
- ^ "Uncas will be the last pure-blooded Mohican because there are no pure-blooded Mohican women for him to marry." Craig White, "Guide to The Last of the Mohicans (1826) by James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851)", LITR 4232 coursesite, University of Houston–Clear Lake Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine