I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove ….

The song that I will sing is an old song, so old that none knows who made it. It has been handed down through generations and was taught to me when I….

It is my land, my home, my father's land, to which I now ask to be allowed to return. I want to spend my last days there, and be buried among those m….

I am not ashamed to be a Christian, and I am glad to know that the President of the United States is a Christian, for without the help of the Almight….

I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have created us. There is one God looking down on us all. We are all the children of one God. The….

Wisdom and peace come when you start living the life the creator intended for you..

While living I want to live well..

I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures..

I was born where there were no enclosures..

I was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds and sheltered by the trees as other Indian babes. I can go everywhere with a good feeling..

The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians..

Late one afternoon when returning from town we were met by a few women and children who told us that Mexican troops from some other town had attacked….

Since my life as a prisoner has begun I have heard the teachings of the white man's religion, and in many respects believe it to be better than the r….

We had no churches, no religious organizations, no sabbath day, no holidays, and yet we worshiped. Sometimes the whole tribe would assemble to sing a….

We are vanishing from the earth, yet I cannot think we are useless or else Usen would not have created us. He created all tribes of men and certainly….

I will protect my people if I live. For myself I do not fear for I have the word of Usen. Who is the White Nantan to think he can pit his power again….

I was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds and sheltered by the trees as other Indian babes. I was living peaceably when people began to speak bad ….

I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive..

When a child my mother taught me the legends of our people; taught me of the sun and sky, the moon and stars, the clouds and storms. She also taught ….