“I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.”
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I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures.
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I was no chief and never had been, but because I had been more deeply wronged than others, this honor was conferred upon me, and I resolved to prove worthy of the trust.
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The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians.
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