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An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward.
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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Governor Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory said there were a great many white people in our country, and many more would come that he wanted the land marked out so that the Indians and the white man could be separated.
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The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.
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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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The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis and Clark.
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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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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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Good words will not give me back my children.
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Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.
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I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.
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It takes few words to tell the truth.
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My people were divided about surrendering.
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We gathered all the stock we could find, and made an attempt to move. We left many of our horses and cattle in Wallowa. We lost several hundred in crossing the river.
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The Indian race is waiting and praying.
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We do not want churches because they will teach us to quarrel about God. We do not want to learn that. We may quarrel with men sometimes about things on this earth, but we never quarrel about the Great Spirit. We do not want to learn that.
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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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I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition.
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We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead.
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