Code of Handsome Lake
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The Code of Handsome Lake is a set of moral and religious teachings revealed to the Seneca prophet Handsome Lake in the early 19th century, which reformed traditional Iroquois beliefs and practices while incorporating selected elements of Christianity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Code of Handsome Lake canonical | 5 |
| Haudenosaunee ceremonial cycle | 1 |
| The Code of Handsome Lake | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9467012 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code of Handsome Lake Context triple: [Longhouse religion, hasAlternativeName, Code of Handsome Lake]
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A.
Osceola and Renegade
Osceola and Renegade are the iconic Florida State University game-day symbols featuring a student portraying the Seminole leader Osceola riding a horse named Renegade and planting a flaming spear at midfield before football games.
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B.
Red Mill
Red Mill is the English name for the famous Parisian cabaret "Moulin Rouge," renowned for its iconic red windmill and can-can performances.
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C.
People of the Longhouse
People of the Longhouse is the English meaning of the name Haudenosaunee, referring to the Iroquois Confederacy of Indigenous nations in northeastern North America.
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D.
The Friendly Indians
The Friendly Indians are an American rock band best known for performing the theme song to the television series "Psych."
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E.
Red Power
Red Power was a Native American civil rights slogan and rallying cry that symbolized Indigenous activism, self-determination, and resistance to colonial oppression in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code of Handsome Lake Target entity description: The Code of Handsome Lake is a set of moral and religious teachings revealed to the Seneca prophet Handsome Lake in the early 19th century, which reformed traditional Iroquois beliefs and practices while incorporating selected elements of Christianity.
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A.
Osceola and Renegade
Osceola and Renegade are the iconic Florida State University game-day symbols featuring a student portraying the Seminole leader Osceola riding a horse named Renegade and planting a flaming spear at midfield before football games.
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B.
Red Mill
Red Mill is the English name for the famous Parisian cabaret "Moulin Rouge," renowned for its iconic red windmill and can-can performances.
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C.
People of the Longhouse
People of the Longhouse is the English meaning of the name Haudenosaunee, referring to the Iroquois Confederacy of Indigenous nations in northeastern North America.
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D.
The Friendly Indians
The Friendly Indians are an American rock band best known for performing the theme song to the television series "Psych."
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E.
Red Power
Red Power was a Native American civil rights slogan and rallying cry that symbolized Indigenous activism, self-determination, and resistance to colonial oppression in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iroquois religious movement
ⓘ
moral code ⓘ religious code ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
adapt Iroquois religion to changing conditions
ⓘ
reform Iroquois society ⓘ resist cultural disintegration ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Iroquois peoples
ⓘ
linked to:
Haudenosaunee
Seneca people ⓘ
linked to:
Seneca nation
|
| associatedWithPerson | Handsome Lake ⓘ |
| basedOn | Seneca traditional religion ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
cultural preservation
ⓘ
moral reform ⓘ religious renewal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| encourages |
agriculture
ⓘ
family responsibility ⓘ honesty ⓘ observance of traditional ceremonies ⓘ sobriety ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gaiwiio
ⓘ
Good Message ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Handsome Lake ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Iroquois moral norms
ⓘ
Iroquois religious practice ⓘ Seneca social organization ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Longhouse Religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Longhouse religion
|
| hasPart |
moral teachings
ⓘ
prophecies ⓘ religious teachings ⓘ ritual prescriptions ⓘ social regulations ⓘ visions of Handsome Lake ⓘ |
| inception | early 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Christianity ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Seneca language ⓘ |
| laterDocumentedBy |
anthropologists
ⓘ
missionaries ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Iroquois Confederacy
ⓘ
New York ⓘ |
| prohibits |
alcohol consumption
ⓘ
domestic violence ⓘ gambling ⓘ sexual immorality ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | still practiced by some Haudenosaunee communities ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Haudenosaunee
ⓘ
Iroquois ⓘ
linked to:
Haudenosaunee
Seneca ⓘ |
| transmissionMethod | oral tradition ⓘ |
| viewedAs | compromise between traditional Iroquois beliefs and Christianity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Code of Handsome Lake Description of subject: The Code of Handsome Lake is a set of moral and religious teachings revealed to the Seneca prophet Handsome Lake in the early 19th century, which reformed traditional Iroquois beliefs and practices while incorporating selected elements of Christianity.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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