The white men told lies for each other. They drove off a great many of our cattle. Some branded our young cattle so they could claim them.

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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken...

It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken...

We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend...

We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend...

Let me be a free man - free to travel, free to stop, free to...

Let me be a free man - free to travel, free to stop, free to...

I would give up everything rather than have the blood of white men upon the...

I would give up everything rather than have the blood of white men upon the...

My people were divided about surrendering.

My people were divided about surrendering.

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 have heard talk and talk, but nothing is done.

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

Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where...

Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where...

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 want the white people to understand my people.

I want the white people to understand my people.

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.

Good words will not give me back my children.

Good words will not give me back my children.

My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.

My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.

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.

I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my...

I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my...

We gathered all the stock we could find, and made an attempt to move. We...

We gathered all the stock we could find, and made an attempt to move. We...

I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.

I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.

Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa...

Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa...