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Chief Joseph
Leader
Born:
Mar 3
,
1840
Died:
Sep 21
,
1904
Country
Great
Man
Men
People
White
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The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.
Chief Joseph
Rights
People
Mother
Earth
All People
Equal
Equal Rights
Should
It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
Chief Joseph
Good
Broken
Heart
Words
Remember
Promises
Sick
Broken Promises
I Remember
Good Words
Makes
Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.
Chief Joseph
Sad
Me
Tired
Heart
Fight
Will
Sick
Sun
More
Am
Hear
Forever
Chiefs
Where
Stands
Now
It does not require many words to speak the truth.
Chief Joseph
Truth
Words
Speak
Does
Require
Many
I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.
Chief Joseph
Tired
Nothing
Talk
Am
Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.
Chief Joseph
Treat
Law
Men
Live
Alike
Give
Same
Them
Even
Grow
Chance
An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward.
Chief Joseph
Man
Coward
Despises
Respects
Indian
He
Brave
Brave Man
Let me be a free man - free to travel, free to stop, free to work.
Chief Joseph
Work
Me
Travel
Man
Free
Free Man
Stop
All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.
Chief Joseph
Great
Made
Men
Brothers
Spirit
Great Spirit
Were
Chief
A chief called Lawyer, because he was a great talker, took the lead in the council, and sold nearly all the Nez Perce country.
Chief Joseph
Great
Lawyer
Country
Took
Sold
Council
Lead
He
Talker
Because
Chief
Nearly
Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.
Chief Joseph
Great
You
Animal
Mistake
Think
Wild
Wild Animal
Indian
Some
Like
We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred winters ago, when some men with white faces came to our country.
Chief Joseph
People
Men
Country
White
Other
Our
Hundred
Besides
Indian
Some
Some Men
About
Faces
Winters
Know
Until
Came
Were
Did
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.
Chief Joseph
Great
Gave
Clark
Guns
Horses
Had
Return
Which
Tobacco
Us
Many
Lewis
Needed
Lewis And Clark
My father was the first to see through the schemes of the white man.
Chief Joseph
Man
Father
First
White
See
Through
Schemes
We soon found that the white men were growing rich very fast, and were greedy.
Chief Joseph
Men
Greedy
Rich
White
Soon
Were
Very
Growing
Found
Fast
War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.
Chief Joseph
War
Ought
Want
Avoided
You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.
Chief Joseph
You
Man
Backwards
Free
Run
Born
Rivers
Well
Contented
Up
Expect
Any
Might
I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my country.
Chief Joseph
War
Heart
Country
Would
Give
Rather
Said
Up
Than
I want the white people to understand my people.
Chief Joseph
People
White
Understand
Want
My people were divided about surrendering.
Chief Joseph
People
About
Divided
Were
Surrendering
Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.
Chief Joseph
Lawyer
Country
Band
Our
Had
He
Without
Sell
Authority
Acted
Right
I know that my race must change.
Chief Joseph
Change
Must
Know
Race
Governor Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory said there were a great many white people in our country, and many more would come; that he wanted the land marked out so that the Indians and the white man could be separated.
Chief Joseph
Great
Man
People
Country
White
Marked
Our
Out
Would
Indians
More
Could
He
Come
Isaac
Territory
Said
Were
Governor
Wanted
Land
Separated
Many
Washington
It required a strong heart to stand up against such talk, but I urged my people to be quiet and not to begin a war.
Chief Joseph
War
Heart
People
Strong
Talk
Up
Begin
Quiet
Against
Urged
Required
Stand
Stand Up
We gathered all the stock we could find, and made an attempt to move. We left many of our horses and cattle in Wallowa. We lost several hundred in crossing the river.
Chief Joseph
Made
Lost
Our
Hundred
Several
Find
Crossing
Horses
Could
Attempt
River
Cattle
Left
Stock
Move
Many
Gathered
We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend and brother, Mr. Chapman, told us just how the war would end.
Chief Joseph
War
Good
Path
White
Would
Brother
My Friend
Had
Taking
Advised
How
Friend
End
Friends
Just
Against
Us
Who
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