Not only does Jaeger's Battalion re-enact the French and Indian War, but their focus is on Rogers' Rangers.
The United States Military Academy is commonly known simply as "West Point," because that is where it is located. The academy created a report that was designed to be used to help the Army consult with Native tribes and indidviduals, particularly as it relates to NAGPRA, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990.
The title of the 2006 report is Native American Historic Context for the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Diane K. Mann is the author. Citing Patrick Frazier's The Mohicans of Stockbridge as her source, Mann makes it known that the Native allies of the British in the French and Indian War were co-founders of the Army Rangers.
The Indians that lived in the town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts weren't known as the Stockbridge-Munsee tribe back then, but somehow, the author is aware of the offical modern name of the tribe that is made up of their descendants. On page 21 she declares:
The proud and illustrious tradition of the United States Army Rangers was in large part created by warriors of the Stockbridge Munsee tribe fighting alongside American and British soldiers commanded by Robert Rogers and Captain Jacob [Naunauphtaunk] and Lieutenant Solomon [Uhhaunauwaunmut].
That quote, for me, is clearly the most remarkable part of Diane Mann's work. At the same time, there is a lot more in the document that I'll be not only reading, but also using to continue my ongoing research of the Stockbridge Mohicans and their friends and neighbors.
By the way, Diane Mann also notes that Jacob Cheeksaunkun eventually was promoted to Captain in the British army. While that is not disputed, where she may go wrong is in claiming that Cheeksaunkun was Jacob Naunauphtaunk's son. I'll have to look into that, but I have my doubts.
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