"The clan is nothing more than a larger family, with its patriarchal chief as the natural head, and the union of sever…"

"Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth, and the Great Silence alone! What is Silence? It is the Gre…"

"The American Indian was an individualist in religion as in war. He had neither a national army nor an organized churc…"

"The elements and majestic forces in nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, and Frost, were regarded with awe as spirit…"

"In every religion there is an element of the supernatural, varying with the influence of pure reason over its devotees."

"The true Indian sets no price upon either his property or his labor. His generosity is limited only by his strength a…"

"Love between a man and a woman is founded on the mating instinct and is not free from desire and self-seeking. But to…"

"There was no religious ceremony connected with marriage among us, while on the other hand the relation between man an…"

"Nearness to nature ... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers."

"Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whos…"