Cornplanter, Edward, 1856-1918
Variant namesEdward Cornplanter (1856–1918) was a chief of the Seneca people of the Iroquois Nation (Haudenosaunee) and a leading exponent of the Code of Handsome Lake (Gai'wiio, also known as the Longhouse Religion). He was the great-great-grandson of Chief Cornplanter, who led the tribe during the American Revolutionary War. His Seneca name So-son-do-wa means "Deep Night."
Cornplanter was one of six Iroquois authorized as "holders of the Gai'wiio"; he regularly traveled among the Iroquois reservations to pass on the teachings. In 1903 he became concerned that oral transmission of the Gai'wiio` would not keep it from being lost. He wrote it down from memory and gave the material to the archives of New York State for preservation. His son Jesse Cornplanter illustrated this manuscript.
In addition to transcribing The Code of Handsome Lake, Cornplanter assisted the New York State Museum in compiling materials about Native American life in the state. He provided information as to the Iroquois cultivation.
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referencedIn | Papers | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
creatorOf | The code of Handsome Lake, November 10, 1933, 1933 | American Philosophical Society | |
referencedIn | William N. Fenton papers, 1933-2001 | American Philosophical Society Library | |
creatorOf | Cornplanter, Jesse J. Indian songs in Seneca dialect, 1916-1951, in syllables, and other rituals. | American Philosophical Society Library | |
referencedIn | Beauchamp, William Martin, 1830-1925. Papers, 1869-1904. | American Periodical Series I | |
creatorOf | Cornplanter, Edward. The code of Handsome Lake, 1933 Nov. 10. | American Philosophical Society Library | |
referencedIn | Cornplanter, Jesse J. Indian songs in Seneca dialect, 1916-1951, in syllables, and other rituals. | American Philosophical Society Library | |
referencedIn | William N. Fenton papers, 1933-2001 | American Philosophical Society Library | |
creatorOf | Cornplanter, Edward. [The code of Handsome Lake]: manuscript, ca. 1880. | New York State Library |
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associatedWith | Beauchamp, William Martin, 1830-1925. | person |
parentOf | Cornplanter, Jesse J., 1889-1957 | person |
descendantOf | Cornplanter, Seneca chief, 1732?-1836 | person |
associatedWith | Fenton, William N. (William Nelson), 1908-2005 | person |
associatedWith | Fenton, William N., (William Nelson), 1908-2005 | person |
associatedWith | Fenton, William N., (William Nelson), 1908-2005 | person |
associatedWith | Handsome Lake, 1735-1815. | person |
associatedWith | Keppler, Joseph. | person |
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New York | NY | US | |
Cattaraugus Indian Reservation | NY | US | |
Cattaraugus Indian Reservation | NY | US |
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Indian dance |
Indians of North America |
Iroquoian Indians |
Iroquois Indians |
Iroquois Indians |
Iroquois Indians |
Seneca Indians |
Seneca Indians |
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Birth 1856-11
Death 1918-06-10