Nez Perce Tribe

Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph quote: “If the white man wants to live…”

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Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph quote: “I will speak with a straight tongue…”

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Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph quote: “I will obey every law, or submit…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I want the white people to understand…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I said in my heart that, rather…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I saw clearly that war was upon…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I saw that the war could not…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I only ask of the government to…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I pressed my father’s hand and told…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I know that my race must change…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I labored hard to avoid trouble and…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I have heard talk and talk, but…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I hope that no more groans of…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I did not want my people killed…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I cannot tell how much my heart…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I am tired of talk that comes…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “I believe much trouble would be saved…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “Good words will not give me back…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “Governor Isaac Stevens of the Washington Territory…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “General Howard informed me, in a haughty…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “For a short time we lived quietly…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “From where the sun now stands I…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “An Indian respects a brave man, but…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “All men were made by the Great…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “A man who would not love his…”

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Chief Joseph quote: “A chief called Lawyer, because he was…”

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