Zuni

“The solidarity of Zuni culture, obvious even to the casual observer, is due to the interlocking relationships of clan and religious societies… Many loyalties serve to integrate the entire village by linking people in all directions: A person might belong to household A, kinship B, clan C, society D, kiva E, priesthood F, and so on. Nearly every Zuni in an entire village is linked in some sort of formalized relationship with his fellow citizens…

“In Zuni, the poor man is the one who lacks a place in the religious rituals or who does not own ceremonial property. Wealth among the Zuni is equated with ceremonial activities: Only the wealthy man has the time and resources to participate to the fullest in religious ceremonies.”

Peter Farb, Man’s Rise to Civilization as Shown by the Indians of North America from Primeval Times to the Coming of the Industrial State (New York: Dutton, 1968), 83, 85, 86.