They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their neighbors away from her, and deface her with their buildings and their refuse.

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I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be...

I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be...

In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore...

In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore...

I am a red man. If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a...

I am a red man. If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a...

I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe...

I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe...

Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of...

Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of...

The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to...

The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to...

Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps.

Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps.

Only seven years ago we made a treaty by which we were assured that the...

Only seven years ago we made a treaty by which we were assured that the...

If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man, he would have...

If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man, he would have...

Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.

Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.

It is through this mysterious power that we too have our being, and we therefore...

It is through this mysterious power that we too have our being, and we therefore...

You think I am a fool, but you are a greater fool than I am.

You think I am a fool, but you are a greater fool than I am.

I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I...

I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I...

There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have...

There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have...

Strangely enough, they have a mind to till the soil, and the love of possessions...

Strangely enough, they have a mind to till the soil, and the love of possessions...

They want us to give up another chunk of our tribal land. This is not...

They want us to give up another chunk of our tribal land. This is not...

Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our...

Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our...

Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because...

Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because...

What treaty that the whites have kept has the red man broken? Not one.

What treaty that the whites have kept has the red man broken? Not one.

When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set...

When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set...