C. T. Suddeth

Redbird Smith AKA To-Juwah Sequanitah (1850-1918) was a Cherokee traditionalist who fought the government’s attempts to eradicate Cherokee culture and helped found the Nighthawk Keetoowah Society—dedicated to Cherokee culture and religion. The Redbird Smith Ceremonial Grounds are in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. A great-grandson, Chad Smith was chief of the Cherokee Nation. Redbird Smith is so revered that his birthday, July 19, is celebrated by many Cherokees.