Mohican

Mohican (also spelled Mahican) primarily refers to an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking people originally from the upper Hudson River Valley in New York. It also denotes a distinct hairstyle (commonly called a mohawk in the US) and an eastern Algonquian language.

“When it comes time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so when their time comes, they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way—Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.” ~ Chief Aupumut -1725, Mohican.