Kaitchkona Winema "Nannookdoowah" "Toby" Riddle

http://nativeamericanrhymes.com/women/winema.htm

https://www.aprilsmith.org/kaitchkona-winema.html

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-winema/?fbclid=IwAR2_-qTvAsou79...

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Winema "Toby" on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Riddle

Ironically, it was Winema, cousin to a leader of the Native Americans in the Modoc War who intervened on behalf the efforts for peace.

~• cousin to the famous Captain Jack (see hour-long video: https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/historical-photo/oregon-hist... on Oregon Public Broadcasting)
"Captain Jack’s cousin, Toby Riddle, also known as Winema, acted as a translator between the Modocs and the U.S. Army while the two sides tried to reach an agreement. Toby was married to Frank Riddle, a white man who also served as translator during the negotiations. ~• for more on Captain Jack: https://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/biography-of-captain-jack-ki...

Ultimately, peace negotiations broke down. Although the intrepid Modocs managed to hold off the U.S. Army for more than seven months, their attempts to win the war proved unsuccessful.

To learn more about the roles Toby and her husband Frank played in the Modoc War, watch the Oregon Experience documentary “The Modoc War.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modoc_War "In April 1873 at a peace commission meeting, Captain Jack and others killed General Edward Canby and Rev. Eleazer Thomas, and wounded two others, mistakenly believing this would encourage the Americans to leave. The Modoc fled back to the lava beds. After U.S. forces were reinforced, some Modoc warriors surrendered and Captain Jack and the last of his band were captured. Jack and five warriors were tried for the murders of the two peace commissioners. Jack and three warriors were executed and two others sentenced to life in prison."

genealogy

• Born 1848
• Died 1920
• Spouse(s) Frank Riddle
• Relations Cousin, Kintpuash (Captain Jack)
• Children Son, Charka ("the handsome one"), also called Jefferson C. Davis Riddle
• Known for Interpreter in negotiations between the Modoc tribe and the United States Army during the Modoc War
• Nickname(s) Modoc birth name: Nannookdoowah ("strange child") as she was born with red tinted hair

~• other relatives mentioned at https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/labe/chap10.htm

an interesting path Winema < > Sarah Winnemucca

Path of two notable Native American women