The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to talk, think and act for myself — and I will obey every law or submit to the penalty.

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.

Finest fur may cover toughest meat.

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

You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.

We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.