Red Sticks
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Red Sticks —the name deriving from the red-painted war clubs of some Native American Creek—refers to an early 19th century traditionalist faction of Muscogee Creek people in the Southeastern United St
Menawa was one of the principal leaders of the Red Sticks. After the war, he continued to oppose white encroachment on Muscogee lands, visiting Washington, D.C., in 1826 to protest the treaty of Indian Springs. Painted by Charles Bird King, 1837.
William Weatherford
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William Weatherford, also known after his death as Red Eagle, was a Creek warrior of the Upper Creek towns who led many of the Red Sticks actions in the Creek War against Lower Creek towns and against
Red Sticks
…with white traders and settlers, and economic relations with the United States settlers. At the same time, the mixed-race children, such as the chiefs William Weatherford and William McIntosh, were generally raised among the Creek. Benjamin Hawkins, who was first appointed as United States Indian agent in the Southeast…
Chief Red Eagle
Burial sites of Sehoy III and William Weatherford, with a historical marker in foreground