The Bidwell House Museum is thrilled to partner with the Stockbridge Library for the screening of a unique documentary about the making of the stunning new sculpture of Daniel Nimham in Fishkill, New York. Sachem Daniel Nimham was the last official sachem of the Wappinger People in the Hudson Valley Region of New York. He is a beloved local hero with roads, lakes, and even a mountain bearing his name. He moved with many of his people to Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1756, and fought in the French and Indian War, only to return to find his people’s lands stolen by unscrupulous English landowners. He attempted to resolve the matter in the colonial courts, even traveling to England to discuss the matter with the Board of Trade. Unable to resolve the land issue, in 1775 he joined forces with fellow Stockbridge Mohicans under George Washington. Nimham fought in a number of skirmishes against British forces during the revolution, but he and about forty Stockbridge Warriors were ambushed and killed at the Battle of Kingsbridge on August 31, 1778. In 2020, sculptor Michael Keropian was commissioned by the Town of Fishkill, New York to create an eight foot tall bronze monument to Nimham. In The Creation of the Daniel Nimham Sculpture, Keropian narrates the life of Daniel Nimham as he takes the viewer on an informative journey through the complicated and eye-opening process of creating a larger-than-life representational sculpture. The film runs 60 minutes. Michael and filmmaker Jeff Hodges will give an introduction before the film begins and they will be happy to take questions at the end.