I believe much trouble and blood would be saved if we opened our hearts more.
Chief Joseph Quotes
You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.
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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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