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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  1. Nearness to nature... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers.
  2. Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose blood is in your own veins.
  3. 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.
  4. The family was not only the social unit, but also the unit of government.
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