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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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We ask only that the law shall work alike on all men.
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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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Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.
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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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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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My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.
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The earth is our mother. She should not be disturbed by hoe or plough. We want only to subsist on what she freely gives us.
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I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.
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Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.
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Cursed be he that scalps the reputation of the dead.
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I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.
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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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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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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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Finest fur may cover toughest meat.
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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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It does not require many words to speak the truth.
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My people were divided about surrendering.
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I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.
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