I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.

I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land.

Suppose a white man should come to me and say, "Joseph, I like your horses. I want to buy them." I say to him, "No, my horses suit me; I will not sell them." Then he goes to my neighbor and says to him, "Joseph has some good horses. I want to buy them, but he refuses to sell." My neighbor answers, "Pay me the money and I will sell you Joseph's horses." The white man returns to me and says, "Joseph, I have bought your horses and you must let me have them." If we sold our lands to the government, this is the way they bought them.

Look twice at a two-faced man.

Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.

I am not a child, I think for myself. No man can think for me.

The earth and myself are of one mind. The measure of the land and the neasure of our bodies are the same