I do not believe that the Great Spirit Chief gave one kind of men the right to tell another kind of men what they must do.

The earth was created by the assistance of the sun, and it should be left as it was. The country was made without lines of demarcation, and it is no man's business to divide it.

My father was the first to see through the schemes of the white man.

For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had found gold in the mountains around the land of winding water.

When my young men began the killing, my heart was hurt.

I am tired of talk that comes to nothing It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken promises. There has been too much talking by men who had no right to talk. It does not require many words to speak the truth.

I hope that no more groans of wounded men and women will ever go to the ear of the Great Spirit Chief above, and that all people may be one people.