I believe much trouble and blood would be saved if we opened our hearts more.
Chief Joseph Quotes
I said in my heart that, rather than have war, I would give up my country.
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| Birth: | 3rd March, 1840 |
| Death: | 21st September, 1904 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Leader |
About
Chief Joseph was born in Wallowa Valley, Oregon. He was a Nez Perce chief who, faced with settlement by whites of tribal lands in Oregon, led his followers in a dramatic effort to escape to Canada. He was the chief of the Wal-lam-wat-kain band of Nez Perce during General Oliver O. Howard's attempt to forcibly remove his band and the other "non-treaty" Nez Perce to a reservation in Idaho. For his principled resistance to the removal, he became renowned as a humanitarian and peacemaker.
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