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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.
Chief Joseph
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Chief Joseph
Age: 64 †
Born: 1840
Born: March 3
Died: 1904
Died: September 21
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Joseph Buruzagia
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Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
Heinmot Tooyalaket
Joseph the Younger
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I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.
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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 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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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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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 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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I have asked some of the great white chiefs where they get their authority to say to the Indian that he shall stay in one place, while he sees white men going where they please. They cannot tell me.
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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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It takes few words to tell the truth.
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My people were divided about surrendering.
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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 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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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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I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people.
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From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.
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When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.
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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 saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.
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