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Biography of Handsome Lake
Name: Handsome Lake
Birth Date: c. 1735
Death Date: August 10, 1815
Place of Birth: Conewaugus, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: prophet
Handsome Lake
Seneca prophet Handsome Lake (ca. 1735-1815) played a major role in the revival of his own and other Iroquois League tribes.Handsome Lake, a great leader and prophet, played a major role in the revival of the Senecas and other tribes of the Iroquois League. He preached a message that combined traditional Iroquois religious beliefs with specific white values. This message was eventually published as the Code of Handsome Lake.Handsome Lake was born around 1735 in the Seneca village of Conewaugus, located on the Genesee River near Avon, New York. Very little is known of his parents. He was born into the Wolf clan and was named Hadawa'ko ["Shaking Snow"], but was eventually raised by the Turtle clan people. He was a half-brother to Cornplanter and an uncle of Red Jacket. Born during a time when the Seneca nation was at its peak of prosperity, Handsome Lake witnessed the gradual deterioration …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…events:1756: The Sabah Dynasty was established in what is now modern-day Kuwait1763: The Treaty of Paris was signed1770: James Cook landed in Australia and declared it part of England1774: Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen1775: Patrick Henry gave his famous speech in which he stated "Give me liberty, or give me death"1783: Massachusetts and Maryland banned slavery1793: The cotton gin was invented1794: The Whiskey Rebellion took place1814: Washington, D.C., was burned down by British troops during the War of 18121815: Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo Further Reading further readingDockstader, Frederick J., Great North American Indians, New York, VanNostrand Reinhold Co., 1977; 102-103.Leitch, Barbara A., Chronology of the American Indian, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Scholarly Press, 1975; 138.Waldman, Carl, Who Was Who in Native American History, Facts On File, Maple-Vail Book Mfg. Group, 1990; 144.Wallace, Anthony F. C., "Origins of the Longhouse Religion," in Handbook of North American Indians, edited by William C. Sturtevant, Smithsonian Institution, 1978; 445-448.
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