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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 had a great many horses, of which we gave Lewis and Clark what they needed, and they gave us guns and tobacco in return.
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Big name often stands on small legs.
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When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.
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Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.
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Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.
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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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It does not require many words to speak the truth.
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Let me be a free man - free to travel, free to stop, free to work.
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I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people.
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Look twice at a two-faced man.
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An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward.
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We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.
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My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.
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We ask only that the law shall work alike on all men.
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I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.
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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
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All people should be treated the same way on earth.
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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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Finest fur may cover toughest meat.
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I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.
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