Person

Red Jacket

c. 1750–1830 · 19th century · Also known as Sagoyewatha

Red Jacket, or Sagoyewatha, was a Seneca orator and chief of the Wolf clan. Named for the red coat he wore as a British ally in the American Revolution, he became the leading Seneca spokesman in dealings with the United States, negotiating over land and defending Seneca religion and customs against missionaries in celebrated speeches.

Red Jacket
Image: Chromolithograph by Corbould from a painting by C.B. King; printed by C. Hallmandel · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Seneca Nation

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Red Jacket. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/red-jacket
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