We must cherish our inheritance. We must preserve our nationality for the youth of our future. The story should be written down to pass on.
I became the leader because of my father's leadership and I was considered as powerful as same as my own father.
I know that through the grace of God, I am the founder of Manitoba.
What people referred me as is the Father of Manitoba.
Life, without the dignity of an intelligent being, is not worth having.
I am glad that the Crown have proved that I am the leader of the Half-breeds in the North-West. I will perhaps be one day acknowledged as more than a leader of the Half-breeds, and if I am I will have an opportunity of being acknowledged as a leader of good in this great country.