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The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.
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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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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We ask only that the law shall work alike on all men.
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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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Our chiefs are killed. . . . The little children are freezing to death. . . . My people have no blankets, no food. . . . My heart is sick and sad. . . . I will fight no more forever.
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Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.
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Our fathers gave us many laws which they had learned from their fathers. These laws were good.
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From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.
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My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.
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General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30 days to go back home, collect all their stock, and move onto the reservation.
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Cursed be he that scalps the reputation of the dead.
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An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward.
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Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.
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I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to the ear of the Great Spirit Chief above, and that all people may be one people.
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We had a great many horses, of which we gave Lewis and Clark what they needed, and they gave us guns and tobacco in return.
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