Chief Joseph
He wrote the “Lincoln Hall Speech.”
Who is Chief Joseph?
Speaking with a “straight tongue” shows this value.
What is honesty?
This word means shame or a loss of respect.
What is disgrace?
Instead of saying “I just know,” you should do this when someone asks why you gave an answer.
What is explain my thinking?
“I have been asked to show you my heart.”
Which means he will share his thoughts and feelings honestly.
This is the Native Nation Chief Joseph belonged to.
Who are the Nez Perce?
The Nez Perce believed people should not be the first to do this.
What is breaking a bargain?
This is a person chosen to be in charge of a government department or activity.
Who is a commissioner?
Writing down one or two words or short phrases to help you remember what you want to discuss.
What are quick notes?
“The earth is the mother of all people.”
Which means all people are connected and belong to the same earth.
Chief Joseph traveled to this city to speak with U.S. government leaders.
Where is Washington, D.C.?
Chief Joseph said doing this was a disgrace.
What is telling a lie?
This word means happy or satisfied with the way things are.
What is content?
Using a direct quote, specific words, or details from the reading to support your idea.
What is evidence from the text?
“If you tie a horse to a stake, do you expect he will grow fat?”
Which means people cannot live freely and grow when they are forced to stay in one place.
Chief Joseph wanted U.S. leaders to allow the Nez Perce to return here.
Where is their homeland?
Chief Joseph’s statement that all people should have equal rights shows this belief.
What is equality?
Chief Joseph uses this form of the word content in his speech.
What is contented?
Instead of paraphrasing or repeating what someone else said, you add a new thought, example, or question.
What is building on an idea?
“Good words do not last long unless they amount to something.”
Which means words without action are not enough.
Chief Joseph said U.S. government leaders made these but did not keep them.
What are promises?
The Nez Perce believed the Great Spirit judged people based on this.
What are how they lived and acted?
This word means to spread over or fill a place in large numbers.
What is overrun?
Explaining the part of an idea you see differently and why, without criticizing the person.
What is disagreeing respectfully?
“You might as well expect the rivers to run backward…”
Which means people cannot change the way they have always lived.