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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If we must die, we die defending our rights.

If we must die, we die defending our rights.

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...

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 earth has received the embrace of the sun and we shall see the results...

The earth has received the embrace of the sun and we shall see the results...

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.

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.

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...

God made me an Indian.

God made me an Indian.

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...

Therefore, I do not wish to consider any proposition to cede any portion of our...

Therefore, I do not wish to consider any proposition to cede any portion of our...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say...

What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say...

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...

Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.

Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.

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.