If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.

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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...

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

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

I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to...

I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to...

Words do not pay for my dead people.

Words do not pay for my dead people.

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

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

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

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

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 know that my race must change.

I know that my race must change.

When an Indian fights, he only shoots to kill.

When an Indian fights, he only shoots to kill.

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...

General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30...

General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30...

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.

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.

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live...

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live...

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.

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...

I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my...

I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my...

I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.

I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.

We ask to be recognized as men.

We ask to be recognized as men.

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

It does not require many words to speak the truth.