Code of Handsome Lake
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History, American Early National History (1789-1815)
- Geographical Location: New York
- Date: 1799
Article abstract: Native American and Christian traditions merge to create the Longhouse religion, aimed at reviving indigenous cultures.
The Code of Handsome Lake was one of several Native American religions that evolved in reaction to European colonization. These religions often combined traditional Native American beliefs and rituals with the introduction of a Christian-style savior who was said to be able to recapture for Native Americans the better days they had known before colonization. One well-known example of this fusion was the Ghost Dance religion,...
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