I Labored Hard To Avoid Trouble And

Governor Isaac Stevens Of The Washington Territory Said There Were A Great Many White People In Our Country, And Many More Would Come; That He Wanted The Land Marked Out So That The Indians And The White Man Could Be Separated.

If The White Man Wants To Live In Peace With The Indian, He Can Live In Peace. There Need Be No Trouble. Treat All Men Alike. Give Them All The Same Law. Give Them All An Even Chance To Live And Grow.

Our People Could Not Talk With These White-faced Men, But They Used Signs Which All People Understand.

Good Words Will Not Give Me Back My Children.

When An Indian Fights, He Only Shoots To Kill.