The chapter is named after a Chief of the Delaware Indian Tribe, Kikthawenund, who often went by his Anglo nickname, Chief Anderson.
In the thirty years from his ascension as Chief of the Delaware in 1801 until his death in 1831, Chief Anderson inspired peace and tolerance in a time of war.
Born in what is now Marietta, Pennsylvania, to a Delaware Indian mother and a Swedish father, he was given both an English name, William Anderson, and a Delaware Indian Tribe name, Kikthawenund; which meant “creaking boughs”. He would go by both names throughout his life.
Raised by his grandfather, Netaawatwees, who was considered a wise and intelligent chief of the Turkey Clan of the Delaware Indian Tribe, many thought the young Kikthawenund would grow to be the perfect leader to bridge the gap between native people and incoming settlers and bring tranquility to a relationship that had grown increasingly hostile in the years following the American Revolutionary War.
More information about Chief Anderson can be found at the Madison County Historical Society and Chief William “Kikthawenund” Anderson (1757-1831) – Find a Grave Memorial.
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