Red Shoes (Muskogean chief)

Red Shoes (c. 1720 - 1783)[1] was a Muskogean leader of the Tuskegee people in the 18th century.

[3]: 36  Since lineage among the Muscogee Confederacy was traced matrilineally, Red Shoes, like his mother, was part of the Wind Clan.

[3]: 36  Alexander McGillivray wrote a letter in 1788, describing the relationship in Creek terms, he called this second son named Red Shoes a "brother to one of my uncles", indicating that they were not of the same matrilineage or clan.

[2]: 185 [3]: 281 Red Shoes died about 1783, as his death was reported by his nephew Alexander in a letter to Governor O'Neill.

Written on January 3, 1784, McGillivray stated that his uncle was killed while trying to recover some stolen horses.