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Surrender Speech. delivered 5 October 1877, Bears Paw Mountains, Montana. I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed. Looking-glass is dead. Too-hul-hul-suit is dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men, now, who say "yes" or "no" [that is, vote in council].
Chief Joseph's Surrender Speech - October 5th, 1877. "Tell General Howard I know his heart. What he told me before, I have it in my heart. I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed; Looking Glass is dead, Too-hul-hul-sote is dead. The old men are all dead.
Apr 2, 2014 · Chief Joseph was a Nez Perce chief who, faced with settlement by whites of tribal lands in Oregon, led his followers in a dramatic effort to escape to Canada.
May 29, 2023 · This brief speech, delivered by Joseph to Gen. Oliver O. Howard (1830–1909), is best remembered for its last sentence: “From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.”. Joseph surrendered on the understanding that his people would be permitted to return to their reservation in Idaho.
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce (1840?-1904) was known to his people as "Thunder Traveling to the Loftier Mountain Heights." He led his people in an attempt to resist the takeover of their lands in the Oregon Territory by white settlers.
Before his death in 1904, Chief Joseph spoke out against the injustice of United States policy toward Native Americans and proffered the hope that America's promise of freedom and equality might one day apply to all.
Surrender Speech. Chief Joseph. In 1877, the military announced that the Chief Joseph and his tribe of Nez Perce had to move onto a reservation in Idaho or face retribution. Desiring to avoid...
Chief Joseph Speaks Selected Statements and Speeches by the Nez Percé Chief. I. The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis and Clark. They brought many things...
It follows the full text transcript of Chief Joseph's Surrender Speech, delivered at the Bear Paw Mountains, Montana Territory - October 5, 1877. I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed; Looking-glass is dead. Too-hul-hul-suit is dead. The old men are all dead.
The Surrender of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, Montana Territory, October 5, 1877 Chief Joseph's Own Story. Civil Rights and Conflict in the United States: Selected Speeches (Lit2Go Edition).
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