The Indian was a religious man from his mother's womb.

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?

It has been said that the position of woman is the test of civilization, and that of our women was secure. In them was vested our standard of morals and the purity of our blood.

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

Silence is the cornerstone of character.

But to have a friend, and to be true under any and all trials, is the mark of a man!

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