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

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

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

My people were divided about surrendering.

My people were divided about surrendering.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 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 saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men...

I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men...

I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.

I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.

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

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

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...

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...

We ask to be recognized as men.

We ask to be recognized as men.

War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.

War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.

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

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

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...

I will speak with a straight tongue.

I will speak with a straight tongue.

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.