I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to the ear of the Great Spirit Chief above, and that all people may be one people.

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From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.

From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.

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...

I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.

I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.

Words do not pay for my dead people.

Words do not pay for my dead people.

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...

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.

From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.

From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.

I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of...

I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of...

My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.

My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights...

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights...

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

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

Our people could not talk with these white-faced men, but they used signs which all...

Our people could not talk with these white-faced men, but they used signs which all...

We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred...

We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred...

For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had...

For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had...

We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend...

We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend...

I want the white people to understand my people.

I want the white people to understand my people.

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.

All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.

All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.

Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa...

Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa...

I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated.

I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated.