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.
My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.
I did not want my people killed. I did not want bloodshed.
We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone.
We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.
Whenever the white man treats the Indian as they treat each other, then we will have no more wars. We shall all be alike-brothers of one father and one another, with one sky above us and one country around us, and one government for all.