The Great Spirit made all things. He gave the white people a home beyond the great waters. He supplied these grounds with game, and gave them to his red children; and he gave them strength and courage to defend them.

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.

Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.

The white people have no right to take the land from the Indians, because the Indians had it first.

I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them, I take my only existence.

Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers.

The way, and the only way, to stop this evil is for all the red men to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was at first, and should be yet; for it was never divided, but belongs to all for the use of each.