Longhouse religion

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Longhouse religion is a 19th-century revitalization movement among the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), blending traditional Native beliefs with selected Christian elements to promote cultural renewal and moral reform.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iroquois religion
new religious movement
religious movement
revitalization movement
aimsTo adapt Iroquois society to changing conditions
preserve Iroquois identity
associatedWithEthnicGroup Haudenosaunee
Iroquois
linked to: Haudenosaunee
associatedWithPeople Seneca people
linked to: Seneca nation
coreText Code of Handsome Lake
foundedBy Handsome Lake
foundedInCentury 19th century
foundedInYearApprox 1799
hasAlternativeName Code of Handsome Lake
Gaiwiio
Good Message
hasBelief moral code revealed by supernatural beings
visions received by Handsome Lake
hasCentralConcept community solidarity
cultural renewal
family responsibility
moral reform
temperance
hasClergyRole faithkeeper
speaker
hasRitual condolence ceremonies
dream sharing
seasonal ceremonies
hasRitualSpace longhouse
influencedBy Christianity
Quaker teachings
traditional Iroquois beliefs
opposesPractice alcohol consumption
domestic violence
gambling
witchcraft
placeOfOrigin Haudenosaunee territory
linked to: Iroquoia

Iroquois Confederacy
promotesPractice agriculture
care for children
honesty
sexual morality
region Haudenosaunee reservations
New York State
linked to: New York

Ontario
relatedTo Iroquois traditional longhouse ceremonies
religiousTradition Native American religion
stillPracticedIn 21st century
usesLanguage Seneca language
other Iroquoian languages

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Mohawk people religion Longhouse religion
Haudenosaunee hasReligion Longhouse religion
Council of Chiefs (Mohawk) associatedWith Longhouse tradition
subject linked to: council of chiefs
linked to: Longhouse religion
Seneca religion Longhouse religion
Ganienkeh religion Longhouse tradition
linked to: Longhouse religion
Akwesasne hasReligion Longhouse religion
Five Nations hasReligion Longhouse religion
Six Nations hasReligion Longhouse religion
Onondaga nation religiousTraditions Longhouse religion
Seneca nation religionIncludes Traditional Longhouse religion
linked to: Longhouse religion
Iroquoia associatedWith Longhouse tradition
linked to: Longhouse religion
Tonawanda Band of Seneca religion Longhouse religion
Handsome Lake movement Longhouse Religion
linked to: Longhouse religion
Handsome Lake religion Longhouse Religion
linked to: Longhouse religion
Tonawanda Reservation religion Longhouse religion
Skarù∙ręʼ traditionalReligion Longhouse religion
Ahkwesáhsne hasReligiousTradition Longhouse religion
Tuscarora Nation of New York hasReligion Longhouse religion
Handsome Lake Code religion Longhouse religion
subject linked to: Handsomen Lake Code
Handsome Lake Code influencedBy traditional Iroquois religion
subject linked to: Handsomen Lake Code
linked to: Longhouse religion
Onondaga Reservation hasReligion Longhouse religion