The religion of the Indian is the last thing about him that the man of another race will ever understand. – Charles Eastman
The American Indian was an individualist in religion as in war. He had neither a national army nor an organized church. – Charles Eastman
That is, we believed, the supreme duty of the parent, who only was permitted to claim in some degree the priestly office and function, since it is his creative and protecting power which alone approaches the solemn function of Deity. – Charles Eastman
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