our fathers gave us many laws, which they had learned from their fathers. these laws were good. i have carried a heavy load on my back ever since i was a boy. i realized then that we could not hold our own with the white men. we were like deer. they were like grizzly bears. we had small country. their country was large. we were contented to let things remain as the great spirit chief made them. they were not, and would change the rivers and mountains if they did not suit them.
"we are taught to believe that the great spirit sees and hears everything, and that he never forgets: 