Quotes from Famous Native Amercans in History
From the book From The Heart,
Written by Lee Miller
(Chief Joseph 1877)
"The earth was created by assistance of the
sun, and it should be left as it was....The
country was made without it....I see
the whites all over the country
gaining wealth, and see their desire
to give us lands which are worthless....
Perhaps you think the Creator sent you here
to dispose of me. Do not misunderstand me,
but understand me fully with reference to my
affection for the land. I never said the
land was mine to do with it as I chose.
The one who has the right to dispose of it
is the one who created it. I claim a right
to live on my land, and accord you the
privilege to live on yours."
-Immuntooyahlatlat (Chief Joseph),
Nez Perce
From the book "From The Heart"
by Lee Miller
(Pyramid Lake War 1860)
"After the soldiers had killed all but some
little children and babies still tied up
in their baskets, the soldiers took them
also, and set the camp on fire and threw
them into the flames to see them burn
alive. I had one baby brother killed there...
They went after my people all over
Nevada.Reports were made everywhere
throughout the whole country by the
white settlers, that the red devils
were killing their cattle, and by this
lying of the white settlers the trail
began which is marked by the blood of
my people...
-Sarah Winnemucca, Paiute
From the book "From The Heart" by Lee Miller
"Wounded Knee 1890"
"It was a good winter day when all
this happened. The sun was
shining. But after soldiers
marched away from their dirty
work, a heavy snow began to
fall. The wind came up in the
night. There was a big blizzard,
and it grew very cold. The snow
drifted in the crooked gulch,
and it was one long grave of
butchered women and children
and babies, who had never done
any harm and were only trying
to run away.
-Black Elk, Oglala
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From the book "From The Heart"
by Lee Miller
Ghost Dance(1890)
....You whites assume we were
savages. You didnt understand
our prayers. You didnt try to
understand. When we sang
our praises to the sun or wind or
moon, you said we were worshiping
idols. Without understanding, you
condemned us as lost souls just
because our form of worship was
different from yours.
-Tatanga Mani (Walking Buffolo),Assinibon
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