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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.

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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We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.
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I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition.
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My people were divided about surrendering.
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The earth is our mother. She should not be disturbed by hoe or plough. We want only to subsist on what she freely gives us.
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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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We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead.
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