Chief Joseph was forced to surrender or face extinction. The US Policy at the time was to kill all 'Indians' that could claim land and who would not surrender, Chief Joseph and his tribe owned around 42,874 square miles of land (the same size as the State of Virginia) that the United States wanted, at all costs.
Chief Joseph
From Atlanta to Savannah, and after a pause, up through the Carolinas, until taking the surrender of Joseph E. Johnston.
Grant (Union) taking the surrender of Lee (Confederate). Some say that George Meade should have taken the surrender, as commander of the victorious Army of the Potomac. Grant was General-in-Chief of the Union, travelling alongside the army.
Chief Joseph vowed to fight "no more and forever" because he did not want to lose any more of his people in a battle over land. He hoped that America would honor its promise of equality for all.
because he was a chief
he was crazy
Chief Joseph was forced to surrender or face extinction. The US Policy at the time was to kill all 'Indians' that could claim land and who would not surrender, Chief Joseph and his tribe owned around 42,874 square miles of land (the same size as the State of Virginia) that the United States wanted, at all costs.
April 22 1867, he go on his knees and sucked and dis peanuts
April 22 1867, he go on his knees and sucked and dis peanuts
chief Joseph the younger of the nez perce
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe tried to lead his people to Canada for safety. They were just forty miles from the Canadian Village when they were captured by the Army. Despondent and worried about his people he made the famous surrender speech. The last line of it is actually "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever"
Resistance was hoopeless Resistance was simply too impossibly hopeless for them.
I want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead.
Chief Joseph, a leader of the Nez Perce tribe, believed in maintaining peace and honoring the land. He advocated for the rights and autonomy of his people, resisting forced relocation and seeking a peaceful coexistence with settlers. Chief Joseph's famous surrender speech, "From where the sun stands, I will fight no more forever," reflects his commitment to peace and understanding.
Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph the Younger