Ya-ha Hadjo

Ya-ha Hadjo (Mad Wolf Georgia ? - March 29, 1836 Florida) was a member of the Creek Nation who avoided forced relocation to Indian Territory with his band by moving south to the Florida Territory where he joined with the Seminole and retained his position as chief. In 1826, while still in Georgia, Mad Wolf visited Washington, D.C. as part of a Creek delegation.

Ya-ha Hadjo
Portrait of Ya-ha Hadjo in History of the Indian Tribes of North America
Born	Georgia
Died	(1836-03-29)March 29, 1836 Florida
Other names	Mad Wolf
Occupation	Creek Nation chief

Ya-ha Hadjo was one of the seven Seminole chiefs to travel overland to the Indian Territory to inspect the land that the United States was proposing they move to from Florida after the Treaty of Paynes Landing.^[1][2]

Hadjo was reportedly killed during an attack upon his encampment on the banks of the Ocklawaha River by U.S. Army troops. There was another individual named Ya-ha Hadjo who was married to one of Osceola'a sisters. It's possible the reported death in 1836 may have been a case of mistaken identity.^[3]

References

1. The Origin, Progress, and Conclusions of the Florida War: To Which Is Appended a Record of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, Musicians, and Privates ... Battle Or Died of Disease As Also the Name by John Titcomb Sprague p. 75
2. Removal aftershock: the Seminoles' struggles to survive in the west by Jane F. Lancaster - P. 11
3. Osceola's legacy By Patricia Riles Wickman p. 61