1. Nonhelema was a participant in Pontiac's War and advocated Shawnee neutrality during the American Revolutionary War.
10 Facts About Nonhelema
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Nonhelema, known as a warrior, stood nearly six feet, six inches.
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Nonhelema was present at the Battle of Bushy Run in 1763.
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In Summer 1777, Nonhelema warned Americans that parts of the Shawnee nation had traveled to Fort Detroit to join the British.
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Nonhelema dressed Phillip Hamman and John Pryor as natives so they could go the 160 miles to Fort Donnally to give warning.
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Nonhelema led her followers to the Coshocton area, near Lenape Chief White Eyes.
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In 1785, Nonhelema petitioned Congress for a 1,000-acre grant in Ohio, as compensation for her services during the American Revolutionary War.
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Moluntha was killed by an American soldier, and Nonhelema was detained at Fort Pitt.
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Nonhelema is the subject of Warrior Woman, a 2003 novel authored by James Alexander Thom and Dark Rain Thom.
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Nonhelema is portrayed by Karina Lombard in the November 2016 episode "Stranded" of the NBC TV series Timeless.