"I have fought for my land. I have fought for my family. I have fought for my life."

"I have suffered much from such unjust orders as those of General Crook. Such acts have caused much distress to my people. I think that General Crook's death was sent by the Almighty as a punishment fo…"

"The white man has taken everything from us. But he cannot take our spirit."

"I cannot tell you how I felt when I learned that my mother, my wife, and my little children had been murdered."

"We never prayed against any person, but if we had aught against any individual we ourselves took vengeance. We were taught that Usen does not care for the petty quarrels of men."