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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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...

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 I agree to dispose of any part of our land to the white people...

If I agree to dispose of any part of our land to the white people...

Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.

Every seed is awakened, and all animal life.

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...

What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his...

What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his...

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...

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.

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...

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...

It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because...

Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because...

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...

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...

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.