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We gave up some of our country to the white men, thinking that then we could have peace. We were mistaken. The white man would not let us alone.
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We soon found that the white men were growing rich very fast, and were greedy.
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All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.
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Let me be a free man - free to travel, free to stop, free to work.
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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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I have heard talk and talk, but nothing is done.
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I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth.
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A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.