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My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our 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
People
Sharper
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Eyes
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I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition.
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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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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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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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Look twice at a two-faced man.
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All people should be treated the same way on earth.
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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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I will speak with a straight tongue.
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An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward.
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I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.
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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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A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.
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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 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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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land.
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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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It does not require many words to speak the truth.
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The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis and Clark.
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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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