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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
The Great Spirit made all things. He gave the white people a home beyond the great waters. He supplied these grounds with game, and gave them to his red children; and he gave them strength and courage to defend them.
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All Beyond Children Game Great Home Made People Spirit Thing Water White
A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.
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Being Break Bundle Single Strength Strong Twig
I am the maker of my own fortune, and Oh! that I could make that of my Red People, and of my country, as great as the conceptions of my mind, when I think of the spirit that rules the universe.
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Conception Country Fortune Great Justice Make Mind Own People Person Read Rule Thinking Universe
We gave them forest-clad mountains and valleys full of game, and in return what did they give our warriors and our women? Rum, trinkets, and a grave.
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Clad Forest Full Game Grave Mountain Return Valley Warrior
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
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
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Day Death Divide Great Native Noble Prepare Song
Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.
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Fault Grovel Lies Living Morning People Resonmjoy Respect Show Yourself
Where today are the Pequot? Where are the Narragansett, the Mohican, the Pcanet, and other powerful tribes of our people? They have vanished before the avarice and oppression of the white man, as snow before the summer sun.
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Country Native Oppression People Person Powerful Snow Summer Sun Today Tribe
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
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
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
Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.
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Always Even Friend Lonely Medicine Meet Native Pass Place Salute Sign Stranger Word
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours.
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Country Demand Life Native Other Religion Respect Strength Trouble View
When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.
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Dream End Greatness Legend More
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
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
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours.
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Demand One Other Religion Respect Trouble
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
Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
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Appreciation Death Enter Fear Heart Inspirational Live
Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.
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Life Love Native Perfect Thing You
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
So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
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Country Death Enter Fear Heart Live Love Native Song You
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
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
Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
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Death Die Go Hero Home Sing Song
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

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