I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself.

What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian.

There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will go home and will not try to fulfill our agreements with them.

First kill me before you take possession of my Fatherland.

When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?

What does it matter how long I pray, so long as my prayers are answered?

If we must die, we die defending our rights.