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I am Shawnee! I am a warrior! My forefathers were warriors. From them I took only my birth into this world.

Tecumseh

The way, the only way to stop this evil is for the red man to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was first, and should be now, for it was never divided.”
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Claim Common Divide Evil Land Man Stop Unite Way Wequal
The white people have no right to take the land from the Indians, because the Indians had it first.
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First Indian Land People Right White
From my tribe I take nothing. I am the maker of my own destiny! And of that I might make the destiny of my red people, of our nation, as great as I conceive to in my mind, when I think of Weshemoneto, who rules this universe!
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Conceive Destiny Mind Nothing Own People Red Rule Think Universe
Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds and the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?
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Children Colour Country Earth Gret Sea Sell Spirit
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.
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Body Country Defend Father Grave Heart Home Let Liberty Warrior
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
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Day Death Divide Great Noble Over Prepare Song
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.
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Claim Common Divide Equal First Justice Land Men Read Stop Way
Brothers, we must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other’s battles; and more than all, we must love the Great Spirit.
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Battle Body Brother Defend Each Father Fight Grave Heart Native Other
When Jesus Christ came upon the Earth, you killed Him. The son of your own God. And only after He was dead did you worship Him and start killing those who would not.
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Christ Dead Earth God Jesus Kill Own Son Start
When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.
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God Gratitude Life Morning Rise Strength Thank Thankful
Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as the earth? Didn’t the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?
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Air Children Country Earth Great Make Sea Sell Spirit Use
Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.
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Abuse Native One Rob Spirit Thing Turn Vision Wise
I am Shawnee! I am a warrior! My forefathers were warriors. From them I took only my birth into this world.
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Birth Destiny Faith Forefather Person Took Warrior World
Will we let ourselves be destroyed in our turn without a struggle, give up our homes, our country bequeathed to us by the Great Spirit, the graves of our dead and everything that is dear and sacred to us? I know you will cry with me, ‘Never! Never!’
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Deal Destroyed Everything Grave Know never Ourselves Out Sacred Spirit Struggle
Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
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Fault Food Give Joy Lies Living Reason Thanks Yourself
I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them, I take my only existence.
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Existence Forefather Own Son Take Warrior

I am Shawnee! I am a warrior! My forefathers were warriors. From them I took only my birth into this world.

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