"Once I moved about like the wind. Now I surrender to you and that is all."

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“I hoped soon to serve my people in battle. I had long desired to fight with our warriors.”

“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.”

“We had no churches, no religious organizations, no sabbath day, no holidays, and yet we worshiped.”

“I will protect my people if I live. For myself I do not fear for I have the word of Usen. Who is the White Nantan to think he can pit his power against that of Usen?”

“I am thankful that the President of the United States has given me permission to tell my story. I hope that he and those in authority under him will read my story and judge whether my people have been rightly treated.”

“I cannot think we are useless or Usen would not have created us. He created all tribes of men and certainly had a righteous purpose in creating each.”

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