We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone. – Chief Joseph
I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated. – Chief Joseph
We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone. – Chief Joseph
I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated. – Chief Joseph
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
Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over the back fence with our neighbors, talk about the reality of our lives and realize that were not alone, that we have a right to be physically safe and emotionally safe in our own homes. – Patricia Ireland