"I wish to be left in peace. I do not wish to be in contact with the white man, nor do I wish to be disturbed by him."

"They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they took it."

"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."

"I will not sell my heart. I will not sell my soul. I will not sell my land."

"I will remain what I am until I die, a hunter, and when there are no buffalo or other game, I will send my children to hunt and live on prairie mice, for where an Indian is shut up in one place his bo…"