They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their neighbors away from her, and deface her with their buildings and their refuse.

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If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man, he would have...

If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man, he would have...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart, he put other...

He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart, he put other...

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...

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...

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...