Chief Joseph
"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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"Let me be a free man - free to travel, free to stop, free to work."
"I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more."
"Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."
"I am tired of talk that comes to nothing."
"The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it."