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If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.
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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Our fathers gave us many laws which they had learned from their fathers. These laws were good.
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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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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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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 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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All people should be treated the same way on earth.
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When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.
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Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.
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It does not require many words to speak the truth.
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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 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 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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Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.
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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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Finest fur may cover toughest meat.
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It takes few words to tell the truth.
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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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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 will speak with a straight tongue.
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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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