An odd thing occurs in the minds of Americans when Indian civilization in mentioned: little or nothing.

It's a little-known linguistic curiosity that the name Jehovah or Jaweh is the same name as Eve; Havva, the counterpart name in Farsi, the language spoken by the Persians, means either Jaweh or Eve.

Snowflakes, leaves, humans, plants, raindrops, stars, molecules, microscopic entities all come in communities. The singular cannot in reality exist.

In the Native American tradition... a man, if he's a mature adult, nurtures life. He does rituals that will help things grow, he helps raise the kids, and he protects the people. His entire life is toward balance and cooperativeness. The ideal of manhood is the same as the ideal of womanhood. You are autonomous, self-directing, and responsible for the spiritual, social and material life of all those with whom you live.

Idealization of a group is a natural consequence of separation from the group; in other words, it is a by-product of alienation.

An odd thing occurs in the minds of Americans when Indian civilization in mentioned: little or nothing.

In America, law substitutes for custom.