Confessional Wampum of Handsome Lake

The Seneca Prophet and Teacher

 

This wampum is ten strings, all white, all pure and sacred, held in the hands of the followers of the Prophet while confessing sins before the Creator, and pledging to try in the future to lead a better and more pure life.

In 1735 at the Seneca town...



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