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.

The red man divided mind into two parts, - the spiritual mind and the physical mind.

There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature.

The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity.

The religion of the Indian is the last thing about him that the man of another race will ever understand.

The family was not only the social unit, but also the unit of government.

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.