Red Jacket

AKA:
Sagoyewatha
Birth Name:
Otetiani
Birth Date:
December 31, 1969
Birth Place:
Old Seneca Castle, New York (disputed)
Death Date:
January 20, 1830
Place of Death:
Seneca Village, Buffalo, New York
Age:
79
Cause of Death:
Natural causes
Cemetery Name:
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Historical Figure
Red Jacket, chief of the Wolf clan nation, became famous as an orator, speaking for the rights of his people. After the Revolutionary war, he played a prominent role in negotiations with the new U.S. federal government. The US president George Washington presented him with a special "peace medal", a large oval of silverplate engraved with an image of Washington shaking Red Jacket's hand. Red Jacket wore this medal on his chest in every portrait painted of him.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Forest Lawn Cemetery

1990 Main Road

Buffalo, New York, 14208

USA

North America

Map:

Map of Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York
Map of Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York

Grave Location:

Section 12, Lot 1-W PT, Space 1

Grave Location Description

Enormous monument at the entrance. Seriously … you can’t miss it.

Grave Location GPS

42.9231212,-78.8661028

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Read More About Red Jacket:

Videos Featuring Red Jacket:
Red Jacket's Speech 1805 - Narration and Native Flute Music by Ronald Roybal
Sagoyewatha: Chief Red Jacket - Seneca Leader & Orator
Religion For The White Man And The Red: Chief Red Jacket's 1805 Speech

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