Chingachgook
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Chingachgook was a fictional character in four of James Fenimore Cooper's five Leatherstocking Tales, a lone Mohican chief and companion of the series' hero Natty Bumppo. Chingachgook married Wah-ta-Wah who bore him a son, Uncas, but she died young. Uncas grew to manhood but was killed in a battle with renegade Magua, leaving Chingachgook as The Last of the Mohicans.
Chingachgook is said to have been modeled after a real-life wandering Mohican basket maker and hunter named Captain John. The fictional character, occasionally called John Mohegan in the series, was an idealized caricature of the traditional noble savage. The French often refer to Chingachgook as “Le Gros Serpent”, the Great Snake, because he understands the winding ways of men's nature and he can strike a sudden, deathly blow.
Chingachgook, played by Gojko Mitic, was the main character of a popular East German Western, Chingachgook the Great Serpent (1967) based on Cooper's novels.
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