We had a great many horses, of which we gave Lewis and Clark what they needed, and they gave us guns and tobacco in return.

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We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred...

We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred...

I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.

I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.

I know that my race must change.

I know that my race must change.

War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.

War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.

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 soon found that the white men were growing rich very fast, and were greedy.

We soon found that the white men were growing rich very fast, and were greedy.

We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the...

We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the...

A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.

A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.

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...

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...

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

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

I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth.

I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth.

The Indian race are waiting and praying.

The Indian race are waiting and praying.

When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.

When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.

I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.

I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.

All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.

All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.

The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis...

The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis...

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 saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men...

I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men...

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

It does not require many words to speak the truth.