John Jumper, Chili McIntosh, Buffalo Hump, Jim Buckmark, and me - I am Lone Watie. They...
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Lone Watie: wore this frock coat in Washington, before the war. We wore them because we belonged to the five civilized tribes. We dressed ourselves up like Abraham Lincoln. We only got to see the Secretary of the Interior, and he said: "Boy! You boys sure look civilized.!" he congratulated us and gave us medals for looking so civilized. We told him about how our land had been stolen and our people were dying. When we finished he shook our hands and said, "endeavor to persevere!" They stood us in a line: John Jumper, Chili McIntosh, Buffalo Hump, Jim Buckmark, and me - I am Lone Watie. They took our pictures. And the newspapers said, "Indians vow to endeavor to persevere."
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I wore this
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frock coat in Washington
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Before the war
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We wore them because we belonged to
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the five civilized tribes
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We dressed ourselves up like Abraham Lincoln
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We got to see the Secretary of the Interior
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And he said
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Boy You boys sure look civilized
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He congratulated us
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and he gave us medals for looking so civilized
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We told him about how our land had been stolen
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and our people were dying
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When we finished he shook our hands
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and said
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Endeavor to persevere
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They stood us in a line
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John Jumper Chilly McIntosh
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Buffalo Hump
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and Jim Pock Mark and me
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I'm Lone Watie
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They took our pictures
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And the newspaper said
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Indians Vow to Endeavor to Persevere
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We thought about it for a long time
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Endeavor to persevere
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Movie Summary
Missouri farmer Josey Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.
