IIL The Purpose and Laws of the 

 Woodcraft Indians 



The Redman's Way 



THUS have I shown forth the ways of the great 

 Redmen. And their high code I would here set 

 down for the growth and guidance of all young 

 people, for the building up of their bodies and the helping 

 and strengthening of their souls. That they may go forth 

 with the seeing eye, the steady hand and muscles that fail 

 not; and learn to know the pleasant ways of the woods, 

 and be in all-wise masters of themselves. That no manner 

 of stress or ill-fortune or hardship or wounding of the 

 spirit may come, but they shall face it without flinching. 

 Yea, with the calm fortitude of the Proven Minisino, 

 rather rejoicing that the Great Spirit has been pleased 

 to send them so noble an occasion to show forth how fully 

 each one, by his will, is ruler of a great soul in its worthy 

 tabernacle. 



This is, indeed, the thought in our Nation and in the 

 Lodge of Vigil: 



Our watchword is ^'Blue Sky." For under the blue sky, 

 in the sunlight, we seek to live our lives; and our thoughts 

 are of "blue sky," for that means "cheer"; and when there 

 are clouds, we know that the blue sky is ever behind them, 

 and will come again. 



Our totem is the white horned-shield, with horns of blue. 



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