"I am a man. I have a pipe. I have a home. I have a family. I have children. I have a voice. I will speak."

"I hate all white people. You are thieves and liars. You have taken away our land and made us outcasts."

"If you think I am a fool you are a bigger fool than I am."

"I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle."

"I will not go on the reservation. I will not be a prisoner. I will not be a slave."