| Organization name | Christian Party |
| Other names | Christian Indians |
| Org type | Indian group |
| Bio notes | In the early 1800s, the Seneca and other Iroquois people were politically divided into the so-called "Pagan" and "Christian" Parties. The Christians were more willing to adopt non-Indian ways of working and behavior, more friendly toward Christian missionary and sometimes more willing to consider removal to the west. The Pagan Party did not entirely reject the adoption of new methods, particularly of farming, but were more insistant on remaining distinct from the European American culture and more likely to resist suggestions migrating from their New York Reservations. The Pagan Party also tended to be followers of, or at least sympathetic to, the Longhouse Religion and the "Code" of Handsome Lake. |
| See also | Seneca indians, Oneida Indians, Six Nations |
| Citations | https://www.mpm.edu/wirp/ICW-156.html;Handbook of the North American Indians |
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