THE CODE OF HANDSOME LAKE I9 



The Gai'wiio' came from Hodianok'doo 11 Hed'iohe', the Great 

 Ruler, to the Hadioya/'geono", the four messengers. • From them it 

 was transmitted to Ganio'dai'io', Handsome Lake who taught it to 

 Skandyo llV gwadi (Owen Blacksnake) and to his own grandson, 

 Sos'heowa (James Johnson). Blacksnake taught it to Henry 

 Stevens (Ganishando),. who taught it to Soson'dowa, Edward 

 Cornplanter. " So I know that I have the true words and I preach 

 them," adds Cornplanter. 



