| Shampishu was unusual because she was a women who was a sachem. Even though she was a sachem, she would not go into battle. They had the same rules as many tribes, and it was not appropriate for women to use weapons of any kind. Shampishu was the sister of the sachem of the Quinnipiac tribe in New Haven.Shampishu was unusual because she was a women who was a sachem. Even though she was a sachem, she would not go into battle. They had the same rules as many tribes, and it was not appropriate for women to use weapons of any kind. Shampishu was the sister of the sachem of the Quinnipiac tribe in New Haven. |
