"Our religion seems foolish to you, but so does yours to me. The Baptists and Methodists and Presbyterians and the Catholics all have a different God. Why cannot we have one of our own?"

"The white man has a written history. We have a living history. It is in our hearts. It is in our minds. It is in our spirits."

"The white man is not our brother, but our enemy."

"The white man is very clever. He makes many things. But he does not understand the earth. He does not understand the animals. He does not understand the sky. He does not understand the Great Spirit."

"I have told you that I wish to be left in peace. I do not wish to be disturbed. I wish to live in my own way."