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.

Our people could not talk with these white-faced men, but they used signs which all people understand.

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.

I know that my race must change. We cannot hold our own with the white men as we are. We only ask an even chance to live as other men live. We ask to be recognized as men. We ask that the same law shall work alike on all men. If an Indian breaks the law, punish him by the law. If a white man breaks the law, punish him also.

I know that my race must change.

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

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.