The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is not room enough in the East, and they must go elsewhere; and they come out West, as you have seen them coming for the last few years.
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When I jerked it out the head remained in my leg, where it remains still. There were a couple of inches of blood on the shaft of the arrow when I pulled it out.George Crook
First, take the government of the Indians out of politics; second, let the laws of the Indians be the same as those of the whites; third, give the Indian the ballot.
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When once an Indian sees that his food is secure, he does not care what the chief or any one else says.
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But we must not try to drive the Indians too fast in effecting these changes.
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As soon as I was able, we returned to our camp at the ferry. I had to ride on horseback and suffered most excruciating pain during the journey.
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The great mistake these people make is that they go to looking after the spiritual welfare of the Indians before securing their physical.
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