Charles Eastman

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. ↗

— Charles Eastman

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

— Charles Eastman

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

— Charles Eastman

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The elements and majestic forces in nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, and Frost, were regarded with awe as spiritual powers, but always secondary and intermediate in character. ↗

— Charles Eastman

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

— Charles Eastman

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

— Charles Eastman

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

— Charles Eastman

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Among us all men were created sons of God and stood erect, as conscious of their divinity. ↗

— Charles Eastman

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At the age of about eight years, if he is a boy, she turns him over to his father for more Spartan training. ↗

— Charles Eastman

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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. ↗

— Charles Eastman

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