Native Name: | instead.--> |
Term Start: | August 1923 |
Term End: | June 30, 1924 |
Term Start2: | 1922 |
Term End2: | August 1923 |
Term Start3: | July 1, 1916 |
Term End3: | June 30, 1920 |
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Paul Red Eagle (– July 1, 1941) was an Osage politician who served as the Principal Chief of the Osage Nation between 1923 and 1924 and as the assistant principal chief between 1916–1920 and 1922–1923.
Paul Red Eagle was born at the Osage Mission's post in Kansas in 1880.[1] He was elected as the assistant chief of the Osage Nation and served from July 1, 1916, to June 30, 1920.[2] In 1922 he was again elected assistant chief, but he became the principal chief in August 1923 following the death of Me-Kah-Wah-She-Tun-Kah. He served until June 30, 1924.[3] He died on July 1, 1941, and was buried near Barnsdall, Oklahoma.[4] [5]
Red Eagle had five children: Harry Red Eagle, Johnny Red Eagle, Edward Red Eagle, Mary Big Elk, and Margaret Stabler.
Everett Waller portrays Red Eagle in the 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon.[6]