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We ask only that the law shall work alike on all men.

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
Men
Alike
Shall
Asks
Law
Work

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It does not require many words to speak the truth.
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My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.
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Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.
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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.
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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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Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.
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I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.
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We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.
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All people should be treated the same way on earth.
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My people were divided about surrendering.
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Big name often stands on small legs.
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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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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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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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You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.
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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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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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The Indian race is waiting and praying.
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Finest fur may cover toughest meat.
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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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