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I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.

Chief Joseph

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Chief Joseph
Age: 64 †
Born: 1840
Born: March 3
Died: 1904
Died: September 21
Tribal Chief
Wallowa Valley
Joseph Buruzagia
Hin-mut-too-uah-lat-kekht
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
Heinmot Tooyalaket
Joseph the Younger
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The Indian race is waiting and praying.
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When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.
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We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.
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My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.
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Good words will not give me back my children.
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I am tired of talk that comes to nothing It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken promises. There has been too much talking by men who had no right to talk. It does not require many words to speak the truth.
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Big name often stands on small legs.
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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.
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The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis and Clark.
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Whenever the white man treats the Indian as they treat each other, then we will have no more wars. We shall all be alike-brothers of one father and one another, with one sky above us and one country around us, and one government for all.
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We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred winters ago, when some men with white faces came to our country.
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I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people.
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