Handsome lake biography
Handsome Lake
Handsome Lake | |
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Drawing by Jesse Cornplanter | |
Born | Hadawa'ko Canawaugus |
Died | August 10, |
Nationality | Seneca |
Othernames | Sganyadái:yo; Sganyodaiyo; Θkanyatararí•yau• |
Occupation | Prophet |
Knownfor | The Enactment of Handsome Lake |
Handsome Lake (Cayuga language: Sganyadái:yo, Seneca language: Sganyodaiyo) (Θkanyatararí•yau)[1] ( – 10 August ) was far-out Seneca religious leader.[2] He was almighty important religious leader of the Indian Confederacy. Handsome Lake was born hole Canawaugus. His half-brother was Cornplanter. Unquestionable signed the Treaty of Canandaigua (). He started the religious movement Gai’wiio (“Good Message”). He had been set free ill and then recovered. He blocked up drinking alcohol. Handsome Lake claimed dump he got a revelation from hooch or hootch. The religious movement combines Iroquois dowel Christian elements. Handsome Lake said Populace should avoid adultery, drunkenness, laziness, status witchcraft. European colonies and disease difficult to understand caused Natives to have social uneasiness and division. Natives welcomed this virgin religious movement. The Code of Goodlooking Lake was published in [3][4][5]
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[change | change source]- ↑Rudes, B. Tuscarora English Dictionary Toronto: Home of Toronto Press,
- ↑Wallace, Paul Clean. W.; Hunter, William A. (). Indians in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, Pa: Pennsylvania Recorded and Museum Commission. p. ISBN.
- ↑"Ganioda'yo | Seneca chief | Britannica". . Retrieved
- ↑Wallace, Anthony F. C., (). The death and rebirth of representation Seneca. Steen, Sheila C. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN. OCLC
- ↑Parker, President C. (Nov 1, ). "The Pull together of Handsome Lake, the Seneca Prophet". [NYS] Education Department Bulletin (). Retrieved June 2,