Indian Names Were Either Characteristic Nicknames Given

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.

If A Child Is Inclined To Be Grasping, Or To Cling To Any Of His Or Her Little Possessions, Legends Are Related About The Contempt And Disgrace Falling Upon The Ungenerous And Mean Person.

The Native American Has Been Generally Despised By His White Conquerors For His Poverty And Simplicity.

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.

Nearness To Nature... Keeps The Spirit Sensitive To Impressions Not Commonly Felt And In Touch With The Unseen Powers.