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

Big name often stands on small legs.

Our people could not talk with these white-faced men, but they used signs which all people understand.

I saw that the war could not be prevented. The time had passed.

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.

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.

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.