Redbird Smith

Redbird Smith
Chief of the Nighthawk Keetoowahs; Tribal councilor from the Illinois District of the Cherokee Nation, 1887, 1889 leader
Succeeded by	Levi Gritts
Personal details
Born	July 19, 1850 Near Fort Smith, Arkansas
Died	November 8, 1918
Resting place	Redbird Smith Cemetery, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Spouse	Lucy Fields Smith
Relations	Great-grandson, Chad "Corntassel" Smith
Children	Sam Smith; eight sons, two daughters
Parent(s)	Pig Redbird Smith, Lizzie Hildebrand Smith
Known for	Cherokee traditionalist and political activist, who helped found the Nighthawk Keetoowah Society and revitalized traditional spirituality; opposed the Dawes Allotment Act

Redbird Smith (born To-Juwah Sequanitah, Cherokee) (1850–1918) was a traditionalist and political activist in the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory. He helped found the Nighthawk Keetoowah Society, whose members revitalized traditional spirituality among the Cherokee from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century.