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The Indian race is waiting and praying.

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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Racism
Indian
Praying
Waiting

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When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.
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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
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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.
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Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.
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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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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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A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.
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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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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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Big name often stands on small legs.
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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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I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.
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Look twice at a two-faced man.
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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 ask only that the law shall work alike on all men.
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I will speak with a 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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If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.
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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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We were contented to let things remain as the Great Spirit Chief made them. They were not and would change the rivers and mountains if they did not suit them.
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