The code of Handsome Lake, November 10, 1933

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The code of Handsome Lake, November 10, 1933

1933

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This item is in the hand of Jesse J. Cornplanter, but it is taken from a manuscript by Edward Cornplanter. Restrictions on Access: This material has been designated as potentially culturally sensitive, pending further review. Reproduction and Reading Room photography are restricted. Please contact the Curator of Native American Materials for more information.

1 volume, 102 p., photocopy

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Cornplanter, Edward, 1856-1918

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Edward 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 t...

Handsome Lake, 1735-1815

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Cornplanter, Jesse J., 1889-1957

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Jesse J. Cornplanter (September 16, 1889 – March 18, 1957) was an actor, artist, author, craftsman, Seneca Faithkeeper, and World War I decorated veteran. He illustrated several books about Seneca and Iroquois life. Jesse Cornplanter was born in 1889 to Seneca parents Nancy Jack and Edward Cornplanter on the Cattaraugus Reservation in New York. His father (Seneca name Sosondowah) was a Faithkeeper of the Longhouse religion. His mother was of the Snipe Clan of the Tonawanda, and the matrilinea...