NORTH AMERICAN



INDIANS.



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before them. We
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more. You think.
my heart is good
your own childre
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land at St. Mary's.
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{ retain for ever; but we shall sell no
perhaps, that I speak in passion; but
towards you. I speak like one of
En. I amn an Indian, a red skin, and
Id fiscino, but my country is already
o not know how to bring up my chil-
11 away. We sold you a fine tract of
  We said to you, then it was enough
i]dren, and the last we should sell;
would be the last you would ask for.
[you what we had to say. It is what
i in a council among ourselves; and
n is the voice of my nation. On this
lople have come here to listen to me;
re have a bad opinion of you. Where
id opinion of you? We speak to you
, and the feelings of a friend. You
;h this piece of land--the country we
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of us?
3 Great Spirit, who has provided it for our use,



allows us to keep it, to bring up our you
support our families. We should inch r hi
bartered it away. If we had more land, y
more; hut our land has been wasting aw
the white people became our neighbours,
now hardly enough left to cover the bones
you are in the midst of your red children.
to us in money we wish, and I will receive
and we want nothing more. We shall
with you. Behold our warriors, our wor
dren; take pity on us and on our words."
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ay ever since
and we have
of our tribes;
What is due
at this place;
shake hands
nen, and chil-



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