Tweet - "This was absolutely the right thing to do. The Red Jacket Peace Medal belongs with @TheSenecaNation. Chief Red Jacket--known as Sagoyewatha--gave a landmark Senate speech in 1805 urging acceptance of Native religions and culture. This medal is a hallowed piece of Seneca history."
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Issues: Indigenous Peoples
"This was absolutely the right thing to do. The Red Jacket Peace Medal belongs with @TheSenecaNation.
Chief Red Jacket--known as Sagoyewatha--gave a landmark Senate speech in 1805 urging acceptance of Native religions and culture.
This medal is a hallowed piece of Seneca history."
@TheSenecaNation
"A very significant milestone for the Seneca Nation: The Red Jacket Peace Medal, an object of cultural patrimony under federal law, has been returned to its rightful home with the Seneca Nation by @BuffaloHistory. Watch this space for more details about an upcoming event!"
@SenSchumer
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