I will remain what I am until I die, a hunter, and when there are no buffalo or other game I will send my children to hunt and live on prairie, for where an Indian is shut up in one place his body becomes weak.

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Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love!
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Earth Friendship Love Myself Result Spring Sun
This nation is like a spring freshet; it overruns its banks and destroys all who are in its path.
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Destroy Nation Path Spring
I am nothing, neither a chief nor a soldier.
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Leadership Myself Soldier
If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place. He put in your heart certain wishes and plans, and in my heart he put other and different desires. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.
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Bird Desire Different Greatness Man Myself Necessary Place Planning Spirit White
Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows. Now we are poor but we are free. No white man controls our footsteps. If we must die, we die defending our rights.
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Control Death Greatness Man Necessary Ourselves Protection Right White
What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry and left me unfed? Who has seen me beat my wives or abuse my children? What law have I broken?
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Abuse Break Children Drink Law Man Myself See White
First kill me before you take possession of my Fatherland.
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Father Kill Myself Patriot Possession
God made me an Indian, but not a reservation Indian.
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Build God Identity Myself
Strangely enough, they have a mind to till the soil, and the love of possessions is a disease in them.
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Enough Love Mindset Possession Sick Strange
I will remain what I am until I die, a hunter, and when there are no buffalo or other game I will send my children to hunt and live on prairie, for where an Indian is shut up in one place his body becomes weak.
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Animal Children Death Himself Hunter Place Weakness
Inside of me there are two dogs. One is mean and evil and the other is good and they fight each other all the time. When asked which one wins I answer, the one I feed the most.
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Dog Evil Feed Fight Goodness Myself Philosophy Time
They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their neighbors away from her, and deface her with their buildings and their refuse.
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Build Earth Herself Mom Nature Ourselves
I have killed, robbed, and injured too many white men to believe in a good peace. They are medicine, and I would eventually die a lingering death. I had rather die on the field of battle.
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Battle Believe Death Goodness Injury Kill Man Myself White
I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself.
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Choice Country Greatness Myself Spiritual
I was very sorry when I found out that your intentions were good and not what I supposed they were.
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Goodness Intention Myself Sorry
Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.
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Goodness Greatness Man Spirit
Therefore, I do not wish to consider any proposition to cede any portion of our tribal holdings to the Great Father.
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Father Greatness Hold Land Ourselves Possession
What does it matter how long I pray, so long as my prayers are answered?
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Answer Myself Prayer Time
This is a good day to die. Follow me!
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Day Death Goodness Myself
You come here to tell us lies, but we don’t want to hear them. If we told you more, you would have paid no attention. That is all I have to say.
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Attention Lie Myself Pay Price Talk
He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart he put other different desires.
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Desire Different Heart Himself Planning
As individual fingers we can easily be broken, but all together we make a mighty fist.
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Break Easy Fingers Strong Togetherness
The white man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it.
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Himself Man White
They want us to give up another chunk of our tribal land. This is not the first time or the last time.
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Give Up Lost Ourselves Time
Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because my skin is red? Because I am Sioux? Because I was born where my father lived? Because I would die for my people and my country?
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Born Country Death Father Live Love Myself People Skin Wrong
What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian.
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Bad Insult Lonely Myself White Woman
Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.
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Goodness Himself Man See

I will remain what I am until I die, a hunter, and when there are no buffalo or other game I will send my children to hunt and live on prairie, for where an Indian is shut up in one place his body becomes weak.

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