When I think of our condition, my heart is heavy. I see men of my own race treated as outlaws and driven from country to country, or shot down like animals.

I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

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 I think of our condition, my heart is heavy. I see men of my own race treated as outlaws and driven from country to country, or shot down like animals.

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.

We soon found that the white men were growing rich very fast, and were greedy.