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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Soul of the Redman -- His Spirituality -- Religion -- The Indian Sunday -- The Chief and the Missionary -- The Indian Creed -- The Twelve Commandments -- A Mystic and an Occultist -- The Indian Silence -- The Daily Worship -- Indian Prayers -- The Omaha Tribal Prayer -- Hymn to Tirawa (God) -- Burial and Hope for the Dead -- Death Songs -- II. The Ancient Way -- A Successful Socialist -- Fundamental Laws -- Marriage and Divorce -- The Children -- Status of Women -- Chastity -- As Seen by the Missionaries -- As Seen by the Soldiers -- As Seen by Our Wise Men -- Witchcraft Is Crime -- Medicine Men or Shamans -- Punishments for Crime -- Dog Soldiers -- Torture of Prisoners and Scalping -- III. By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them -- Physique -- Cleanliness -- Bravery -- Cheerfulness -- Honesty -- Kindness -- Massacres -- Cos Cob -- Conestoga -- Gnadenhütten -- Sand Creek -- Washita -- Marias River -- Wounded Knee -- Love for Country -- IV. Wabasha -- The Teachings of Wabasha -- Laws of the Lodge -- V. The Wisdom of the Old Men -- In the Beginning -- Genesis -- The Quiché's Myth of Creation -- Clean Fatherhood -- Omaha Proverbs -- Sayings of the Ancients -- To the Dead Deer -- The Old Onion Seller -- The Lessons of Lone-Chief -- Tecumseh's Speech -- Red Jacket's Reply -- Sitting Bull's Appeal -- The Death of Nocona -- VI. Prophets of the Red Race -- Hiawatha -- Powhatan -- Metacomet -- Wabasha -- Pontiac -- Tecumseh -- Black Hawk -- Sequoya -- Crazy Horse -- Sitting Bull -- Smohalla -- Geronimo or Goyathlay -- Wovoka -- VII. White Expression of Indianic Thought -- By Mary Austin -- Heart's Friend -- Song for the Passing of a Beautiful Woman -- Song for the Newborn