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A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.
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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All men were made brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as that any man who was born free should be content when penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases.
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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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Cursed be he that scalps the reputation of the dead.
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My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.
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Look twice at a two-faced man.
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We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone.
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The Indian race is waiting and praying.
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I have asked some of the great white chiefs where they get their authority to say to the Indian that he shall stay in one place, while he sees white men going where they please. They cannot tell me.
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We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.
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Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.
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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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My people were divided about surrendering.
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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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Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.
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If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.
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All people should be treated the same way on earth.
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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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Good words will not give me back my children.
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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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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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