https://padlet.com/8316196/3azm0l8evxw5 Selected statements and speeches by the Nez Perce Chief en-us 2017-01-30 13:05:20 UTC 2024-08-16 00:39:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Tent.png 8316196 https://padlet.com/8316196/3azm0l8evxw5/wish/150206657 Lewis and Clark were the first white men to travel to North America.  They gave the Native Americans presents and made friends with them. The Native Americans gave Lewis and Clark things they needed for their journey (horses). The Native Americans (Nez perce tribe) agreed to never go to war with the "white people".]]> 2017-01-30 13:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/8316196/3azm0l8evxw5/wish/150206657 8316196 https://padlet.com/8316196/3azm0l8evxw5/wish/150208602 The peace did not last long between the Native Americans and the white men. The white men came across gold and stole horses and other livestock from the Native Americans. It seemed that no matter what the Native Americans did they could not find peace with the white people. Eventually the white people told the Native Americans to go to a reservation even though they wished to remain in Wallowa and live in peace. ]]> 2017-01-30 13:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/8316196/3azm0l8evxw5/wish/150208602 8316196 https://padlet.com/8316196/3azm0l8evxw5/wish/150210816 The white men have been bothering the Native Americans for a while now.  The few nice white friends the Native Americans made advised them not to fight back and to do whatever the white men tell them.  It is hard for the chief of the tribe to keep his men from fighting back because they are quick tempered and angry with what the White people are doing.  Native Americans are not able to fight back because they are outnumbered by the white men.  The Native Americans wished to remain peaceful, but the white men wanted to change everything and make them move. 

]]> 2017-01-30 13:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/8316196/3azm0l8evxw5/wish/150210816 8316196 https://padlet.com/8316196/3azm0l8evxw5/wish/150212803 Many Native Americans have been killed, and they are tired of fighting.  It is in their best interest to surrender because their children are freezing, they have no food or blankets, they are isolated, and many Native Americans are missing.  The chief wants to be able to find his children , and he is feeling sick and wants to do whatever is possible to find peace again. ]]> 2017-01-30 13:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/8316196/3azm0l8evxw5/wish/150212803 8316196 https://padlet.com/8316196/3azm0l8evxw5/wish/150214062 The Chief of the Indian tribes meets with the president to make peace. He doesnt understand why the white people have attacked them and he asks to be left alone. The president (Hayes) promises he will find justice, but the Chief believes that they are all lying to him. They make promises and lie, many of his people have been killed for no reason and he is sad and angry. ]]> 2017-01-30 13:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/8316196/3azm0l8evxw5/wish/150214062 8316196 https://padlet.com/8316196/3azm0l8evxw5/wish/150217616 The Chief wishes to be treated the same and white men. He wishes to practice his own religion, live where he pleases, talk in the language he wants, and act for himself. In return he states that he will abide by all of the laws the white men create, as long as it will create peace. He asks for the fighting to stop, and for the White men and the Native Americans to be able to live equally "under one sky". ]]> 2017-01-30 13:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/8316196/3azm0l8evxw5/wish/150217616