Lover of Minnehaha in an 1855 poem by Longfellow (8)

I believe the answer is:

hiawatha

(Other definitions for hiawatha that I've seen before include "Indian chief" , "Longfellow's Onondaga Indian" , "Longfellow's legendary native American chief" , "choice of subject for Longfellow" , "H. W. Longfellow hero" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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