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Red Jacket Peace Medal Returned to Seneca Nation by Buffalo Museum

May 9, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Red Jacket 1835 wearing the peace medal received from by George WashingtonThe Red Jacket Peace Medal, an object of cultural patrimony under federal law, has been returned to the Seneca Nation by The Buffalo History Museum.

The medal, considered to be of central importance by many in the Nation, was gifted to Seneca Chief Red Jacket by President George Washington in 1792 to commemorate discussions that culminated in the Treaty of Canandaigua of 1794, in which the Seneca Nation played a crucial role. The medal was meant to be a symbol of peace, friendship, and enduring relationships among the United States and the Six Nations. [Read more…] about Red Jacket Peace Medal Returned to Seneca Nation by Buffalo Museum

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Buffalo History Museum, Canandaigua, George Washington, Haudenosaunee, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Material Culture, Museums, Native American History, Onohsagwë:dé Cultural Center, Political History, Red Jacket, Seneca, Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, Treaty of Canandaigua

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