Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because my skin is red? Because I am Sioux? Because I was born where my father lived? Because I would die for my people and my…

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God made me an Indian.

God made me an Indian.

I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I...

I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I...

This nation is like a spring freshet; it overruns its banks and destroys all who...

This nation is like a spring freshet; it overruns its banks and destroys all who...

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.

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...

In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore...

In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore...

Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.

Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.

There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have...

There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have...

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...

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...

If we must die, we die defending our rights.

If we must die, we die defending our rights.

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...

They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their...

They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their...

I am a red man. If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a...

I am a red man. If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a...

I was very sorry when I found out that your intentions were good and not...

I was very sorry when I found out that your intentions were good and not...

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...

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...

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...

Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.

Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.