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The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis and Clark.
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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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 did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
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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 saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition.
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I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.
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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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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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