Lawyer acted without authority from our band. He had no right to sell the Wallowa country.

I know that my race must change.

We ask to be recognized as men.

I will speak with a straight tongue.

Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake.

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.

The eye tells what the tongue would hide.