The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
The earth and myself are of one mind. The measure of the land and the neasure of our bodies are the same — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
The earth is our mother. She should not be disturbed by hoe or plough. We want only to subsist on what she… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
The earth was created by the assistance of the sun, and it should be left as it was. The country was made… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
All men were made brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
We do not want churches because they will teach us to quarrel about God. We do not want to learn that. We… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
We live, we die, and like the grass and trees, renew ourselves from the soft earth of the grave. Stones crumble and… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace…Treat all men alike. Give them… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
Whenever the white man treats the Indian as they treat each other then we shall have no more wars. We shall be… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
We did not know there were other people besides the Indian until about one hundred winters ago, when some men with white faces came… — Chief Joseph Copy Share
I would give up everything rather than have the blood of white men upon the hands of my people. — Chief Joseph Copy Share
I am tired of talk that comes to nothing It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the… — Chief Joseph Copy Share
I have asked some of the great white chiefs where they get their authority to say to the Indian that he shall stay in… — Chief Joseph Copy Share
Good words will not give my people good health and stop them from dying. Good words will not get my people a home where… — Chief Joseph Copy Share
I do not believe that the Great Spirit Chief gave one kind of men the right to tell another kind of men what they… — Chief Joseph Copy Share
We soon found that the white men were growing rich very fast, and were greedy. — Chief Joseph Copy Share
I believe much trouble and blood would be saved if we opened our hearts more. I will tell you in my way how the… — Chief Joseph Copy Share
For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had found gold in the mountains around the land of… — Chief Joseph Copy Share
