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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
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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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It takes few words to tell the truth.
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All people should be treated the same way on earth.
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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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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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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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The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis and Clark.
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An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward.
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Let me be a free man - free to travel, free to stop, free to work.
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We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.
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Cursed be he that scalps the reputation of the dead.
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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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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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All men were made brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as that any man who was born free should be content when penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases.
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A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.
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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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Big name often stands on small legs.
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Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.
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Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.
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It does not require many words to speak the truth.
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