Tah-gah-jute (Logan)

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Tah-gah-jute, better known as Logan, was an 18th-century Mingo leader in the Ohio Country whose tragic experiences during frontier violence became famous through his eloquent speech often called “Logan’s Lament.”

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instanceOf Mingo leader
Native American
Oneida leader
colonial frontier war
frontier massacre
historical figure
speech
third president of the United States
activeInCentury 18th century
alsoKnownAs Logan NERFINISHED
approximateDeathDecade 1780s
associatedWithEvent Yellow Creek massacre NERFINISHED
associatedWithRiver Ohio River NERFINISHED
Scioto River NERFINISHED
author Tah-gah-jute NERFINISHED
childrenKilledIn Yellow Creek massacre NERFINISHED
conflictBetween Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED
Shawnee and Mingo groups NERFINISHED
culturalContext Iroquois diaspora in the Ohio Country
deathCause killed in frontier violence
ethnicity Iroquoian
Mingo NERFINISHED
familyKilledIn Yellow Creek massacre NERFINISHED
father Shikellamy NERFINISHED
gaveSpeech Logan’s Lament NERFINISHED
includesText Logan’s Lament NERFINISHED
language translated into English
languageOfName Mingo NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Notes on the State of Virginia NERFINISHED
notableFor Logan’s Lament NERFINISHED
eloquent speech on frontier violence
role in Dunmore’s War
perpetratorGroup Virginia frontiersmen
portrayedAs symbol of Native American eloquence
symbol of Native American grievance
quotedBy Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED
region Ohio Country NERFINISHED
roleInConflict war leader in Dunmore’s War
soughtRevengeAfter Yellow Creek massacre NERFINISHED
spouseKilledIn Yellow Creek massacre NERFINISHED
subjectOf historical debate about accuracy of Logan’s Lament
theme Native American–colonial relations
appeal to justice
frontier violence
loss of family
tribalAffiliation Mingo of the Ohio Country NERFINISHED
victimGroup Mingo people NERFINISHED
work Notes on the State of Virginia NERFINISHED

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Mingo people notableLeader Tah-gah-jute (Logan)