"Much that was done by mean white men was reported at Washington as the deeds of my people."

"I don't want any man who will talk bad about me, and tell lies, to be there, because I am going to try and live well and peaceably. I want to have a good man put over me."

"We started with all our tribe to go with General Crook back to the United States, but I feared treachery and decided to remain in Mexico. We were not under any guard at this time. The United States tr…"

"The soldiers told us to plant corn and wheat, but before it was ripe, they took it all away."

"The white men have taken our land, our homes, and our women. They have destroyed our way of life."