Always remember that your father never sold his country. You must stop your ears whenever you are asked to sign a treaty selling your home. A few years more, and white men will be all around you. They have their eyes on this land. My son, never forget my dying words. This country holds your fathers body. never sell the bones of your father and your mother.-Chief Joseph, Nez Perce Chief, The Dublin University Magazine, 1879What idea is being expressed by Chief Joseph in the passage?

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“Always remember that your father never sold his country. You must stop your ears whenever you are asked to sign a treaty selling your home. A few years more, and white men will be all around you. They have their eyes on this land. My son, never forget my dying words. This country holds your father’s body. never sell the bones of your father and your mother."-Chief Joseph, Nez Perce Chief, The Dublin University Magazine, 1879What idea is being expressed by Chief Joseph in the passage?

A	Native Americans need to protect their land and develop industry.
B	Americans settlers believe in public land ownership and respect for the environment.
C	American settlers will continue to violate treaties and take Native American land.
D	Native Americans should hunt and fish in order to benefit from trade and settlers.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Chief Joseph. “An Indian’s View of Indian Affairs.” North American Review 128:269 (April 1879): 412-33.

Detailed explanation-2: -In “An Indian’s View of Indian Affairs, ” it is asserted that conflicts could be reduced if white Americans better understood Native Americans.

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