约瑟夫 (Joseph) 酋长在1877年10月5日投降了

约瑟夫酋长深爱他的家乡、人民，以及和平，但是他已经厌倦一直躲避美国陆军的追击。「听我说，我的子民们！我已经累了！我的心已经生病且感到难受。从现在太阳升上的位置开始，我不再战斗了。」在1877年10月5日，约瑟夫酋长在蒙大拿州熊掌山 (Bear Paw Mountains) 投降时说了这些话。在经过穿越奥勒冈、华盛顿、爱达荷以及蒙大拿超过1000英里的跋涉路途，在不断逃避联邦军队的追捕之后，约瑟夫和他的族人决定向军队投降。他们那时候距离加拿大边境与自由只有40英里远。


Chief Joseph loved his homeland, his people, and peace, but he was tired of running from the U.S. Army. "Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever." On October 5, 1877, Chief Joseph spoke these words during his surrender in the Bear Paw Mountains of Montana. After a harrowing journey of more than 1,000 miles across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana, pursued by the federal army, he and his followers surrendered to the troops. They were 40 miles from the Canadian border and freedom.

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