The Indian Was A Religious

The Red Man Divided Mind Into Two Parts, - The Spiritual Mind And The Physical Mind.

Indian Names Were Either Characteristic Nicknames Given In A Playful Spirit, Deed Names, Birth Names, Or Such As Have A Religious And Symbolic Meaning.

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?

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 True Indian Sets No Price Upon Either His Property Or His Labor. His Generosity Is Limited Only By His Strength And Ability. He Regards It As An Honor To Be Selected For Difficult Or Dangerous Service And Would Think It Shameful To Ask For Any Reward, Saying Rather: "let The Person I Serve Express His Thanks According To His Own Bringing Up And His Sense Of Honor. Each Soul Must Meet The Morning Sun, The New Sweet Earth, And The Great Silence Alone!. What Is Silence? It Is The Great Mystery! The Holy Silence Is His Voice!