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I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people.
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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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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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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We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead.
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I know that my race must change.
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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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When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.
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