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blazed trail�察�through nature's galaxy of splendor to nature's God。                    Silence�察�

love�察�reverence��this is the trinity of first lessons�察�and to these she later 

adds generosity�察�courage�察�and chastity。 

     In   the   old   days�察  �our   mothers   were   single´eyed   to   the   trust   imposed 

upon them�察�and as a noted chief of our people was wont to say�此 �Men may 

slay   one   another�察  �but   they   can   never   overcome   the   woman�察  �for   in   the 

quietude of her lap lies the child�            �You may destroy him once and again�察�

but he issues as often from that same gentle lapa gift of the Great Good 

to the race�察�in which man is only an accomplice� ─�

     This    wild    mother     has   not  only    the  experience      of   her  mother     and 

grandmother�察  �and   the   accepted   rules   of   her   people   for   a   guide�察  �but   she 

humbly   seeks   to   learn   a   lesson   from   ants�察  �bees�察  �spiders�察  �beavers�察  �and 

badgers。      She     studies   the   family    life  of  the   birds�察  �so  exquisite     in  its 

emotional   intensity   and   its   patient   devotion�察  �until   she   seems   to   feel   the 

universal mother´heart beating in her own breast。                    In due time the child 

takes of his own accord the attitude of prayer�察�and speaks reverently of the 

Powers。       He thinks that he is a blood brother to all living creatures�察�and 

the storm wind is to him a messenger of the ;Great Mystery。; 



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     At the age of about eight years�察�if he is a boy�察�she turns him over to his 

father   for   more   Spartan   training。    If   a   girl�察  �she   is   from   this   time   much 

under   the   guardianship   of   her   grandmother�察  �who   is   considered   the   most 

dignified protector for the maiden。            Indeed�察�the distinctive work of both 

grandparents is that of acquainting the youth with the national traditions 

and beliefs。      It is reserved for them to repeat the time´hallowed tales with 

dignity and authority�察�so as to lead him into his inheritance in the stored´up 

wisdom and experience of the race。              The old are dedicated to the service 

of the young�察�as their teachers and advisers�察�and the young in turn regard 

them with love and reverence。 

     Our     old   age   was    in  some    respects    the   happiest     period   of   life。 

Advancing   years   brought   with   them   much   freedom�察  �not   only   from   the 

burden   of   laborious   and   dangerous   tasks�察  �but   from   those   restrictions   of 

custom and etiquette which were religiously observed by all others。                      No 

one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we 

are a polite people。       As a rule�察�the warrior who inspired the greatest terror 

in the hearts of his enemies was a man of the most exemplary gentleness�察�

and     almost feminine refinement�察�among his family and friends。                    A soft�察�

low voice was considered an excellent thing in man�察�as well as in woman� �

Indeed�察�the enforced intimacy of tent life would soon become intolerable�察�

were   it   not   for   these   instinctive   reserves   and   delicacies�察  �this   unfailing 

respect for the established place and possessions of every other member of 

the family circle�察�this habitual quiet�察�order�察�and decorum。 

     Our   people�察  �though   capable   of   strong   and   durable   feeling�察  �were   not 

demonstrative in their affection at any time�察�least of all in the presence of 

guests or strangers。       Only to the aged�察�who have journeyed far�察�and are in 

a    manner     exempt     from    ordinary     rules�察  �are   permitted     some    playful 

familiarities with children and grandchildren�察�some plain speaking�察�even to 

harshness and objurgation�察�from which the others must rigidly refrain。                    In 

short�察�the old men and women are privileged to say what they please and 

how   they   please�察  �without   contradiction�察  �while   the   hardships   and   bodily 

infirmities that of necessity fall to their lot are softened so far as may be 

by universal consideration and attention。 

     There was no religious ceremony connected with marriage among us�察�



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while     on   the  other   hand    the   relation   between     man    and   woman      was 

regarded as in itself mysterious and holy。             It appears that where marriage 

is solemnized by the church and blessed by the priest�察�it may at the same 

time be surrounded with customs and ideas of a frivolous�察�superficial�察�and 

even prurient character。         We believed that two who love should be united 

in   secret�察  �before   the   public   acknowledgment   of   their   union�察  �and   should 

taste their apotheosis alone with nature。           The betrothal might or might not 

be    discussed    and   approved      by  the   parents�察  �but   in  either   case   it  was 

customary   for   the   young   pair   to   disappear   into   the   wilderness�察  �there   to 

pass some days or weeks in perfect seclusion and dual solitude�察�afterward 

returning to the village as man and wife。               An exchange of presents and 

entertainments between the two families usually followed�察�but the nuptial 

blessing was given by the High Priest of God�察�the most reverend and holy 

Nature。 

     The     family    was    not   only   the   social   unit�察  �but   also   the   unit  of 

government。        The   clan   is   nothing   more   than   a   larger   family�察  �with   its 

patriarchal   chief   as   the   natural   head�察  �and   the   union   of   several   clans   by 

intermarriage   and   voluntary   connection   constitutes   the   tribe。        The   very 

name of our tribe�察�Dakota�察�means Allied People。                 The remoter degrees of 

kinship were fully recognized�察�and that not as a matter of form only�此�first 

cousins     were    known      as  brothers    and    sisters�察 �the   name     of  ;cousin; 

constituted     a   binding    claim�察  �and   our   rigid   morality    forbade    marriage 

between cousins in any known degree�察�or in other words within the clan。 

     The household proper consisted of a man with one or more wives and 

their children�察�all of whom dwelt amicably together�察�often under one roof�察�

although   some   men   of   rank   and   position   provided   a   separate   lodge   for 

each wife。       There were�察�indeed�察�few plural marriages except among the 

older     and   leading    men�察   �and    plural   wives    were    usually�察  �though     not 

necessarily�察�sisters。      A marriage might honorably be dissolved for cause�察�

but there was very little infidelity or immorality�察�either open or secret。 

     It has been said that the position of woman is the test of civilization�察�

and that of our women was secure。               In them was vested our standard of 

morals and the purity of our blood。              The wife did not take the name of 

her husband nor enter his clan�察�and the children belonged to the clan of the 



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mother。      All of the family property was held by her�察�descent was traced in 

the maternal line�察�and the honor of the house was in her hands。                    Modesty 

was   her   chief   adornment�察  �hence the   younger   women   were   usually  silent 

and   retiring�此  �but   a   woman   who   had   attained   to   ripeness   of   years   and 

wisdom�察�or who had displayed notable courage in some emergency�察 �was 

sometimes invited to a seat in the council。 

     Thus   she   ruled   undisputed   within   her   own   domain�察  �and   was   to   us   a 

tower of moral and spiritual strength�察�until the coming of the border white 

man�察�the soldier and trader�察�who with strong drink overthrew the honor of 

the man�察�and through his power over a worthless husband purchased the 

virtue of his wife or his daughter。          When she fell�察�the whole race fell with 

her。 

     Before   this   calamity   came   upon   us�察  �you   could   not   find   anywhere   a 

happier home than that created by the Indian woman。                   There was nothing 

of the artificial about her person�察�and very little disingenuousness in her 

character。      Her    early   and    consistent    training�察  �the   definiteness     of  her 

vocation�察    �and�察  �above    all�察 �her  profoundly   religious      attitude   gave    her  a 

strength and poise that could not be overcome by any ordinary misfortune。 

     Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful 

spirit�察�deed names�察�birth names�察�or such as have a religious and symbolic 

meaning。
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