The Indian Was A Religious Man From

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.

There Was No Religious Ceremony Connected With Marriage Among Us, While On The Other Hand The Relation Between Man And Woman Was Regarded As In Itself Mysterious And Holy.

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?

It Has Been Said That The Position Of Woman Is The Test Of Civilization, And That Of Our Women Was Secure. In Them Was Vested Our Standard Of Morals And The Purity Of Our Blood.

In Every Religion There Is An Element Of The Supernatural, Varying With The Influence Of Pure Reason Over Its Devotees.