The quote in question 1 reflects Mark’s status in the tribe well. As the quote states Mark eventually became part of the village and the villages became his family.
This however was not an easy accomplishment, for most of Mark’s early period among the villages the villagers were cautious of him and kept their distance from him. This was until one afternoon when returning to the village Mark and Jim stopped the boat to see a run of salmon swimming upriver to spawn in the clear water.
Mark then recited a few lines of prayer about the salmon which the Indians spoke about with great res