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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.

The Indian Was A Religious Man From His Mother's Womb.

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.

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

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.