I've got to be honest with you.
Every new year, I tell myself, this is the year I'm going to eat better.
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Imagine you are standing in a beautiful valley surrounded by tall, snow-capped mountains.
The grass is green and soft under your feet, and clear streams flow through the meadow.
Wild horses run freely across the land, while salmon swim up the rivers.
This peaceful place has been home to your people for as long as anyone can remember, but now strangers are telling you that you must leave this wonderful place forever.
This is exactly what happened to a brave Native American leader named Chief Joseph and his people, the Nez Perce, over 150 years ago.
Chief Joseph was born around 1840 in the Wallowa Valley in what is now Oregon.
His real Native American name was Hinma Tuya Lat Kekt, which means thunder rolling down the mountain.
But white settlers called him Joseph after his father, who was also a chief.
The Nez Perce people were known for being peaceful and friendly.
They were skilled at raising horses and had some of the best horses in all of North America.
The Nez Perce were also excellent fishermen who caught salmon in the rivers.
They lived in harmony with nature and believed the land was sacred and could not be owned by any person.
Joseph's father.
Old Chief Joseph was a wise leader who tried to keep peace between his people and the white settlers who were moving into their territory.
In 1855, Old Chief Joseph signed a treaty with the United States government.
This treaty promised that the Nez Perce could keep their homeland in the Wallowa Valley forever.
But then something terrible happened.
In the 1860s, gold was discovered in Nez Perce territory.
Thousands of gold miners rushed to the area, wanting to dig for treasure.
The government decided they wanted the Nez Perce land for the miners and settlers.
They tried to make a new treaty that would force the Nez Perce to leave their beautiful valley and move to a much smaller reservation far away.
Old Chief Joseph refused to sign this new treaty.
He said, "...the earth was created by the assistance of the sun, and it should be left as it was.
The country was made without lines of demarcation, and it is no man's business to divide it."
He meant that the land belonged to everyone and should not be divided up and sold.
When old Chief Joseph died in 1871, young Joseph became the new chief.
He was only 31 years old, but he was already known for being wise and caring about his people.
His father had told him, "'Always remember that your father never sold his country.'
Joseph promised he would never give up their homeland.
For several years Chief Joseph tried to find peaceful ways to keep his people in the Wallowa Valley.
He met with government officials and tried to explain that the Nez Perce had never agreed to leave.
But the government kept demanding that they move to the reservation.
In 1877, the government gave Chief Joseph and his people just 30 days to pack up everything and leave their homeland forever.
Chief Joseph knew that fighting would only bring suffering to his people.
Even though it broke his heart, he decided they would have to go.
But before they could reach the reservation, some young Nez Perce warriors got into a fight with some white settlers.
The government sent soldiers to capture all the Nez Perce, even though Chief Joseph and most of his people had done nothing wrong.
This started an amazing journey that people still talk about today.
Chief Joseph decided to lead his people to Canada, where they might be safe.
What followed was one of the most incredible journeys in American history.
For over three months, Chief Joseph led about 700 Nez Perce people over 1000 miles through mountains, forests and plains.
They were being chased by thousands of American soldiers the whole time.
The group included many women, children and elderly people, but Chief Joseph made sure everyone stayed together.
Chief Joseph was brilliant at keeping his people safe.
He knew the land well and found secret paths through the mountains.
When soldiers tried to surround them, he found ways to escape.
He won several battles against the army even though he had far fewer fighters.
The journey was very hard.
People were tired, hungry, and cold.
Winter was coming and they were running out of food.
Many people got sick.
But Chief Joseph never gave up hope, and he never left anyone behind.
Finally, just 40 miles from the Canadian border, where they would be safe, the soldiers surrounded them.
Chief Joseph realized that his people could not go any further.
On October 5, 1877, he made one of the most famous speeches in American history.
He said, I am tired of fighting.
My people ask me for no more war.
I want to have time to look for my children and see how many I can find.
From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.
Chief Joseph surrendered to save his people from more suffering.
He had hoped they would be allowed to return home, but instead they were sent to reservations, far from their beloved Wallowa Valley.
Chief Joseph spent the rest of his life trying to get his people back to their homeland.
He traveled to Washington D.C., and gave speeches asking for justice.
He never stopped believing that his people deserved to live in the land they loved.
Chief Joseph died in 1904, still far from his home in the Wallowa Valley.
The doctors said he died of a broken heart.
But Chief Joseph is remembered as a great leader who showed incredible courage, wisdom and love for his people.
He proves that true leadership means protecting those you care about, even when it requires great sacrifice.
