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The clan is nothing more than a larger family, with its patriarcha

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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The American Indian was an individualist in religion as in war. He had neither a national army nor an organized church. – 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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