Hero of a Longfellow poem (8)

I believe the answer is:

hiawatha

(Other definitions for hiawatha that I've seen before include "choice of subject for Longfellow" , "Longfellow's Onondaga Indian" , "Indian chieftain, subject of a Longfellow poem" , "Longfellow's brave subject?" , "Indian chief" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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