If I agree to dispose of any part of our land to the white people I would feel guilty of taking food away from our children's mouths, and I do not wish to be that mean.

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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...

This nation is like a spring freshet; it overruns its banks and destroys all who...

This nation is like a spring freshet; it overruns its banks and destroys all who...

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...

Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be...

Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be...

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...

What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry...

What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry...

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...

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...

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...

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...

He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart, he put other...

He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart, he put other...

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.

Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.

Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.

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.

It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

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...

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...

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.

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...