General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30 days to go back home, collect all their stock, and move onto the reservation.

War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.

All people should be treated the same way on earth.

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.

We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead.

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

I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my country.