"This war did not spring up here in our land. It was brought upon us
by the children of the Great Father (whites) who came to take our
land from us without price, and who do many evil things. . . . It
seems to me that there is a better way than this. When people come
to trouble it is better for both parties to come together without arms,
to talk it over, and find some peaceful way to settle." (Spotted Tail
Brule, Sioux leader, 1877)
