Riddle, Winema, 1848–1920
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Toby Riddle, also known as Winema Riddle, also known as Tobey Riddle, also known as Nannookdoowah, (1848–1920) was a Modoc woman who served as an interpreter in negotiations between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army during the Modoc War, also called the Lava Beds War. She warned the peace commission of a possible Modoc attack, and she saved the life of the chairman Alfred B. Meacham when the 1873 attack took place.
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| referencedIn | Approved Pension File for William Riddell (alias Winemah Riddell), Commission to Modoc Indians (SC-565101) | National Archives at Washington, D.C | |
| referencedIn | Winema or Tobey Riddle, a Modoc, standing between an agent and her husband Frank (on her left), with four Modoc women in front | National Archives at College Park |
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Birth 1848
Death 1920
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