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Blue Jacket, or Weyapiersenwah (c. 1743 – 1810), was a war chief of the Shawnee people, known for his militant defense of Shawnee lands in the Ohio Country.Perhaps the preeminent American Indian leader in the Northwest Indian War, in which a pantribal confederacy fought several battles with the nascent United States, he was an important predecessor of the famous Shawnee leader Tecumseh.
Blue Jacket (1745–1810), Shawnee war chief known for his defense of Shawnee lands in the Ohio Country Charles Blue Jacket (1817–1897), 19th-century Shawnee chief in Kansas, and Methodist Minister Jim Bluejacket (1887–1947), one of the first Native Americans to play in major league baseball
Charles Blue Jacket (1817 – October 29, 1897) [1] was a Shawnee chief in Kansas, as well as a Methodist minister. He was the grandson of the Shawnee Chief Blue Jacket by his son George Blue Jacket.
A war chief of the Lakota, he took part in Red Cloud's War and Black Hills War. Red Cloud: 1822–1909 1860s–1890s Oglala Lakota: A chief of the Oglala Lakota, he was one of several Lakota leaders who opposed the American settlement of the Great Plains winning a short-lived victory against the U.S. Army during Red Cloud's War. Red Jacket: c ...
The hereditary chiefs of the Upland Forest served as the "titular chief" and was in charge of foreign relations. [1] When the last hereditary chief died in 1869, the Osage Nation was in need of a new government. The United States Osage Agent, Cyrus Beede, encouraged the Osage to form an elected form of government.
The principal chief in Cornstalk's day was the Mekoche Chief Kisinoutha (Hard Man). [11] According to Shawnee custom, in time of war, civil chiefs like Kisinoutha yielded leadership to their war chiefs. Now Cornstalk, as head warrior, took command, leading war chiefs that included Blue Jacket, Black Snake (Peteusha), and Pukeshinwau. [12]
Location of Coocoochee's cabin at the Glaize in 1792. Coocoochee (c. 1740 – after 1800) was a Mohawk leader and medicine woman. [1] She was born in a village near Montreal but lived most of her life in the remote North American Ohio Country among the Shawnee led by the war chief Blue Jacket. [2]
A post office was established in 1882. The community was named for its first postmaster, the Rev. Charles Blue Jacket, one-time chief of the Shawnee and grandson of noted leader Blue Jacket. [5] The town was incorporated in the Cherokee Nation in 1894. [5] During the late 1930s, two tornadoes severely damaged Bluejacket.