John Denyer Red Eagle (September 21, 1948 – January 12, 2024) was an American Osage politician who served as the principal chief of the Osage Nation between June 2010 and his removal from office in January 2014.
[1] John D. Red Eagle grew up in Osage County, Oklahoma and was raised in the Native American church.
[2] On January 21, 2014, Red Eagle was impeached on five of six counts and removed from office after a trial presided by Justice Jeanine Logan of the Osage Nation Supreme Court.
[3] He was also barred from ever holding office again in the nation,[4] and replaced by Assistant chief Scott Bighorse.
[5] Red Eagle had been running for re-election before he was banned from holding office.