Red Jacket

Red Jacket (known as Otetiani in his youth and Sagoyewatha [Keeper Awake] Sa-go-ye-wa-tha; c. 1750–January 20, 1830) was a Seneca chief and public speaker of …

Red Jacket
Red Jacket
Otetiani, later Sagoyewatha
Red Jacket from an 1835 lithograph by Henry Corbould, after a painting by Charles Bird King, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, and published in History of the Indian Tribes of North America.
Tribal chief of the Wolf clan
Personal details
Born1750
DiedJanuary 20, 1830
Resting placeForest Lawn Cemetery,
Buffalo, New York
Military service
AllegianceSeneca nation

Red Jacket (known as Otetiani in his youth and Sagoyewatha [Keeper Awake] Sa-go-ye-wa-tha; c. 1750–January 20, 1830) was a Seneca chief and public speaker of the Wolf clan. He was an important negotiator between Natives and the United States. He signed the Treaty of Canandaigua (1794). Red Jacket got his name from a red coat form supporting the British.[1] Red Jacket publicly opposed whites. However, he signed treaties with whites. These treaties gave up Native lands. He was famous for his speeches and public speaking. He spoke for the rights of his people. George Washington gave him a special peace medal. Red Jacket always wore this medal in paintings. He gave a famous speech called "Religion for the White Man and the Red".[2] In this speech he responded to the missionary Jacob Cram. Red Jacket said natives wouldn't change their religion for white people. He said different beliefs should be accepted. He questioned Christianity and white's religion. Later Red Jacket had problems with alcohol.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ William Jennings Bryant, ed. (1906). "The World's Famous Orations. America: Vol I. (1761–1837)". Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Red Jacket on the Religion of the White Man and the Red by Red Jacket. America: I. (1761-1837). Vol. VIII. Bryan, William Jennings, ed. 1906. The World's Famous Orations". www.bartleby.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  3. ↑ "Red Jacket - New World Encyclopedia". www.newworldencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  4. ↑ "Red Jacket | Seneca chief | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15.


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