No One Who Is At All Acquainted

Is There Not Something Worthy Of Perpetuation In Our Indian Spirit Of Democracy, Where Earth, Our Mother, Was Free To All, And No One Sought To Impoverish Or Enslave His Neighbor?

Indian Names Were Either Characteristic Nicknames Given In A Playful Spirit, Deed Names, Birth Names, Or Such As Have A Religious And Symbolic Meaning.

In The Life Of The Indian There Is Only One Inevitable Duty-the Duty Of Prayer-the Daily Recognition Of The Unseen And Eternal. Our Daily Devotions Were More Necessary To Us Than Daily Food.

That Is, We Believed, The Supreme Duty Of The Parent, Who Only Was Permitted To Claim In Some Degree The Priestly Office And Function, Since It Is His Creative And Protecting Power Which Alone Approaches The Solemn Function Of Deity.

The Native American Has Been Generally Despised By His White Conquerors For His Poverty And Simplicity. They Forget, Perhaps, That His Religion Forbade The Accumulation Of Wealth And The Enjoyment Of Luxury... Furthermore, It Was The Rule Of His Life To Share The Fruits Of His Skill And Success With His Less Fortunate Brothers. Thus He Kept His Spirit Free From The Clog Of Pride, Cupidity, Or Envy, And Carried Out, As He Believed, The Divine Decree-a Matter Profoundly Important To Him.