Nearness to nature... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers.

Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic meaning.

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.

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

More than this, even in those white men who professed religion we found much inconsistency of conduct. They spoke much of spiritual things, while seeking only the material.

No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we are a polite people.