Every part of this earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clearing and humming insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people.

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Statement on surrendering tribal lands to Isaac Stevens, governor of Washington Territory (1855)

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