I know that my race must change.

Quote by Chief Joseph

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I will speak with a straight tongue.

I will speak with a straight tongue.

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.

A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.

When an Indian fights, he only shoots to kill.

When an Indian fights, he only shoots to kill.

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

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

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.

We had a great many horses, of which we gave Lewis and Clark what they...

We had a great many horses, of which we gave Lewis and Clark what they...

Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great...

Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great...

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

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

I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.

I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.

It required a strong heart to stand up against such talk, but I urged my...

It required a strong heart to stand up against such talk, but I urged my...

I have heard talk and talk, but nothing is done.

I have heard talk and talk, but nothing is done.

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

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

When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.

When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.