The Religion Of The Indian Is The

The Clan Is Nothing More Than A Larger Family, With Its Patriarchal Chief As The Natural Head, And The Union Of Several Clans By Intermarriage And Voluntary Connection Constitutes The Tribe.

The American Indian Was An Individualist In Religion As In War. He Had Neither A National Army Nor An Organized Church.

As A Child I Understood How To Give; I Have Forgotten This Grace Since I Became Civilized.

Each Soul Must Meet The Morning Sun, The New Sweet Earth And The Great Silence Alone.

He Sees No Need For Setting Apart One Day In Seven As A Holy Day, Since To Him All Days Are God's.