The American Indian Was An Individualist In

Friendship Is Held To Be The Severest Test Of Character.

It Was Our Belief That The Love Of Possessions Is A Weakness To Be Overcome. . . . Children Must Early Learn The Beauty Of Generosity. They Are Taught To Give What They Prize Most, That They May Taste The Happiness Of Giving. . . . The Indians In Their Simplicity Literally Give Away All That They Have—to Relatives, To Guests Of Other Tribes Or Clans, But Above All To The Poor And The Aged, From Whom They Can Hope For No Return.

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

We Believe Profoundly In Silence-the Sign Of A Perfect Equilibrium. Silence Is The Absolute Poise Or Balance Of Body, Mind, And Spirit.

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.