I believe much trouble would be saved if we opened our hearts more.

The earth is our mother. She should not be disturbed by hoe or plough. We want only to subsist on what she freely gives us.

You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.

If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace. There need be no trouble. Treat all men alike. give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow.

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.

The Indian race is waiting and praying.

I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of white men by my people.