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Sagoyewatha
Red Jacket
Meet Red Jacket
Red Jacket, also known as Sagoyewatha, was an eloquent speaker and a chief of the Seneca tribe. When and where he was born is not exactly known, but it is believed that his place of birth was either Canoga or Kanadesaga, both places around New York. Red Jacket perhaps chose, or was given, his English name because he often wore a red coat...
"Brother, you say there is but one way to worship and serve the Great Spirit; if there is but one religion, why do you white people differ so much about it? Why not all agree, as you can all read the book?"
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