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"You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as that any man who was born a free man should be contented when penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases."

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About Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph was a leader of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce and became widely known during the Nez Perce War of 1877. He is remembered for advocating dignity and justice for his people after forced displacement.

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