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We gathered all the stock we could find, and made an attempt to move. We...

We gathered all the stock we could find, and made an attempt to move. We...

We ask to be recognized as men.

We ask to be recognized as men.

It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken...

It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken...

I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.

I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.

I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.

I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.

I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my...

I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my...

I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth.

I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth.

My people were divided about surrendering.

My people were divided about surrendering.

My father was the first to see through the schemes of the white man.

My father was the first to see through the schemes of the white man.

The white men told lies for each other. They drove off a great many of...

The white men told lies for each other. They drove off a great many of...

You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to...

You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to...

We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we...

We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we...

I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.

I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.

I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my...

I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my...

Governor Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory said there were a great many white people...

Governor Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory said there were a great many white people...

The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis...

The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis...

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

Words do not pay for my dead people.

Words do not pay for my dead people.

Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where...

Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where...

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live...

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live...