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.

We believe profoundly in silence-the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind, and spirit.

He sees no need for setting apart one day in seven as a holy day, since to him all days are God's.

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

Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving.

The American Indian was an individualist in religion as in war. He had neither a national army nor an organized church.

In every religion there is an element of the supernatural, varying with the influence of pure reason over its devotees.