Only seven years ago we made a treaty by which we were assured that the buffalo country should be left to us forever. Now they threaten to take that from us also.

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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...

It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

What treaty have the Sioux made with the white man that we have broken? Not...

What treaty have the Sioux made with the white man that we have broken? Not...

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.

I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe...

I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe...

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...

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...

God made me an Indian.

God made me an Indian.

What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry...

What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...