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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
Faced
Twice
Two
Look
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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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Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.
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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 do not believe that the Great Spirit Chief gave one kind of men the right to tell another kind of men what they must do.
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When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.
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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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I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.
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A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.
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I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.
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Finest fur may cover toughest meat.
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All people should be treated the same way on earth.
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From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.
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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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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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We were contented to let things remain as the Great Spirit Chief made them. They were not and would change the rivers and mountains if they did not suit them.
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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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Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.
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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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Big name often stands on small legs.
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My people were divided about surrendering.
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