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I will speak with a straight tongue.

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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
Straight
Tongue
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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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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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I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.
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I only ask of the Government to be treated as all other men are treated. If I cannot go to my own home, let me have a home in a country where my people will not die so fast.
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It takes few words to tell the truth.
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Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.
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Let me be a free man - free to travel, free to stop, free to work.
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When the last deer disappears into the morning mist, When the last elk vanishes from the hills, When the last buffalo falls on the plains, I will hunt mice for I am a hunter and I must have my freedom.
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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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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 were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.
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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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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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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead.
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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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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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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
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Big name often stands on small legs.
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