Something Taken: Wisdom of the Native Americans

On Labor Day, I ventured out to Barnes & Noble to seek out some of their sales they had going on and man, did I score. I bought five books under four dollars each. These include:

1. Special Forces Unarmed Combat Guide by Martin Dougherty
2. The 100 Most Infamous Criminals by Jo Smith
3. From This Moment On by Shania Twain
4. The Wisdom of Native Americans by Kent Nerbern
5. When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It by Yogi Berra

If you know me even a little bit, all of this books describe something about me.

The one I'm reading at the moment is The Wisdom of Native Americans by Kent Nerbern. Here's one excerpt that really interests me:

"The Moral Strength of Women: In the woman is vested the standard of morals of our people. She is the silent but telling power behind all of life's activities. She rules undisputed in her own domain. The children belong to her clan, not to the clan of the father. She holds all the family property, and the honor of the house in her hands. All virtue is entrusted to her and her position is recognized by all. Possessed of true feminine dignity and modesty, she is expected to be the equal of her mate in physical endurance and skill, and to chare equally in the arduous duties of daily life. But she is expected to be superior in spiritual insight. She is the spiritual teacher of the child, as well as its tender nurse..." (pg. 107-108)