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When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.

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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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
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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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We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.
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I know that my race must change.
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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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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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I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people.
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Cursed be he that scalps the reputation of the dead.
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A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.
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General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30 days to go back home, collect all their stock, and move onto the reservation.
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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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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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It takes few words to tell the truth.
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My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.
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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 labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.
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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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