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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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If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace. There need be no trouble. Treat all men alike. give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow.
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The Indian race is waiting and praying.
Chief Joseph
I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people.
Chief Joseph
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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You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.
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My people were divided about surrendering.
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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.
Chief Joseph
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.
Chief Joseph
We were taught to believe that the Great Spirit sees and hears everything, and that he never forgets that hereafter he will give every man a spirit-home according to his deserts: if he has been a good man, he will have a good home if he has been a bad man, he will have a bad home. This I believe, and all my people believe the same.
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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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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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We ask only that the law shall work alike on all men.
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Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.
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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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Big name often stands on small legs.
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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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I will speak with a straight tongue.
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I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.
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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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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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