Red Cloud
Red Cloud
Red Cloudwas an important leader of the Oglala Lakota. He led from 1868 to 1909. One of the most capable Native American opponents the United States Army faced, he led a successful campaign in 1866–1868 known as Red Cloud's War over control of the Powder River Country in northeastern Wyoming and southern Montana. The largest action of the war, the Fetterman Fight, was the worst military defeat suffered by the U.S. on the Great Plains until the Battle of the...
NationalitySioux
ProfessionStatesman
among goodness language learn society
Getting the goodness of light-skinned society ... Learn to live among them, learn their education, their language - all the goodness.
chief name peace received war
When I was a young man, I was poor. In a war with other nations, I was in eighty-seven fights. There I received my name and was made Chief of my nation. But now I am old and am for peace.
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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.
kept promised
They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they kept only one; they promised to take our land, and they did.
goodness seventh taking
After the seventh generation, we would become self-sufficient by taking their goodness and that (goodness) of the Lakota,
almost fire hope
The fire of hope almost went out; we have to rekindle it,
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Even if you live forty or fifty years in this world, and then die, you cannot take all your goods with you.
men white land
The white man has got the gold out of the land which belonged to the red man.
ammunition
You whites make all the ammunition.
ignorant suffering world
The Great Spirit will not make me suffer because I am ignorant. He will put me in a place where I shall be better off than in this world.
The whites are the same everywhere. I see them every day.
children father native-american
I hope the Great Heavenly Father, who will look down upon us, will give all the tribes his blessing, that we may go forth in peace, and live in peace all our days, and that He will look down upon our children and finally lift us far above this earth.
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When I was a young man, I was poor. In a war with other nations, I was in eighty-seven fights. There I received my name and was made Chief of my nation. But now I am old and am for peace.
love peace native-american
We do not want riches, we want peace and love.