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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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...

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...

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...

God made me an Indian.

God made me an Indian.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If we must die, we die defending our rights.

If we must die, we die defending our rights.

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...

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...

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.

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 the sight of the Great Spirit.

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

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...

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...

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.

When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set...

When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set...