nihno'oteihehkoni' tih'i3oobeeneetou'u nuhu' 3owo3nenitee hiine'etiit tih'iiwoxu'oo3eihit
PAST-tough-SUBJ.PL when.PAST-believe-3PL this indian life when.PAST.HABIT-ceremonially.authorized-3.S
They were tough in those days because they believed in the Indian way of living , when  [ the Indian ] was always blessed .