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Humankind Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” Chief Seattle (1780 – 1866)

Surrender Speech October 5, 1877 Bear Paw Mountains Montana, USA. 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, Ta Hool Hool Shute is dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men who say yes or no. He who led on the young men is dead. It is cold, and we have no blankets; the little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are - perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my Chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever. Chief Joseph (1840 – 1904)

My Heart Soars July 1, 1967 Empire Stadium Vancouver, B.C. "O Great Spirit whose voice I hear in the winds, I come to you as one of your many children. I need your strength and your wisdom. Make me strong not to be superior to my brother, but to be able to fight my greatest enemy: "Myself" Chief Dan George (1899 - 1981)

Who Will Sing my Name? Who will Sing my Name? Will you call my name when the end of the path is reached. Will you sing my name in Prayer? The old ones fade, and are no more, and no one calls their names. Our people vanish and come to ashes and no one sings the Prayers. Once we were strong and many. I call the names of those before. Those who remain have no knowing. For them I sing my Prayer. But, when I am gone, who will follow me? Who will call my name when I have given up my breath? Author Unknown