Chief Joseph

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I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land.

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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.

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

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It does not require many words to speak the truth.

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Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow.

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For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had found gold in the mountains around the land of winding water.

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I will speak with a straight tongue.

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

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

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