Forewarned

photo by Elizabeth
They are a heartless nation, that is certain. They have made some of their people servants — yes, slaves! 

We have never believed in keeping slaves, but it seems that the white people do! It is our belief that they painted their servants black a long time ago, to tell them from the rest — and now the slaves have children born to them of the same color!

The greatest object of their lives seems to be to acquire possessions — to be rich. They desire to possess the whole world. For thirty years they tried to entice us to sell our land to them. Finally, their soldiers took it by force, and we have been driven away from our beautiful country.


-Ohiyesa's uncle, Santee Sioux

Ohiyesa