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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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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
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I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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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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