Dawes, Julius H.

Red Jacket was a chief of the Seneca Nation and frequent spokesperson in the matters of Indian affairs, especially those concerning the loss of native lands after the Revolutionary War. The monument at Forest Lawn Cemetery was actually the second memorial to be placed at the grave of Red Jacket; the first was erected in 1837 at his first gravesite at the Buffalo Mission Church and burial ground, which was not maintained and eventually deteriorated. Talk of moving Red Jacket's remains first began in 1851, provoking opposition in at least two men, George Copeway, a Canadian Chippewa, and Dr. Peter Wilson, a Cayuga living on the Cattaraugus Reservation. Despite that, in 1860 and 1863 talk of moving Red Jacket's remains to Forest Lawn resumed, and in 1876 William C. Bryant of the Buffalo Historical Society received permission from the Seneca Nation to do so. Red Jacket was reinterred at Forest Lawn on October 9th, 1884, during a ceremony attended by representatives of the Six Nations as well as two of Red Jacket's grandchildren, John Jacket and Abby Jacket. Major addresses were given by Bryant and General Eli S. Parker. On June 22nd, 1892, the monument to Red Jacket was finally dedicated at Forest Lawn, with the privilege of the unveiling given to John Jacket, the last known descendent of the famous Red Jacket.

From the description of Red Jacket Monument Committee, 1890-1891. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 775453193

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