Geburtsdatum | Freitag, 19. Februar 1858 |
Geburtsort | Near Redwood Falls, Minnesota Territory, United States |
Todesort | Detroit |
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Beschreibung | Charles Alexander Eastman (19. Februar 1858 - 8. Januar 1939) war ein amerikanischer Arzt, Schriftsteller und Sozialreformer. Er war der erste amerikanische Ureinwohner, der in westlicher Medizin ausgebildet wurde, und war "einer der produktivsten Autoren und Redner über die Ethnohistorie der Sioux und die Angelegenheiten der amerikanischen Indianer" im frühen 20. |
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.
There was no religious ceremony connected with marriage among us, while on the other hand the relation between man and woman was regarded as in itself mysterious and holy.
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.
Friendship is held to be the severest test of character.
