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西雅图酋长（1786—1866），杜瓦米许族印第安人，勇武且善于领导，以酋长身份统治德奥米什和苏卡米什等6个部落。
西雅图早年受法国传教士的影响，信仰天主教。
他的父亲与当地白人建立了友好关系，而他多年来一直维护着这种关系。
1855年他与白人签订了《埃利澳特港条约》，并建立印第安人保留地，当时美国政府要将当地土人驱逐到“保留地”
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本文就是西雅图在美国政府压力下所给予的答复。
&hathaswepttearsofypeopleforturiesuntold，andwhichtousappearsgelessaernal，mayge.Todayisfair.Tomorrowitmaybeovercastwithywordsarelikethestarsthatneverge.WhateverSeattlesays，thegreatchiefatWashingtonrelyuponwithasmutyashethereturheseasons.
WhiteChiefsaysthatBigChiefatWashingtonseingsoffriendshipandgoodwill.Thisiskindofhimforwekleneedofourfriendshipiurn.Hispeoplearemany.Theyarelikethegrassthatcoversvastprairies.Mypeoplearefew.Theyresemblethesgtreesofastorm-sweptplai，andIpresume—good，Whitedsuswordthathewishestobuyourlandsbutiswillingtoallowusenoughtolivefortably.Thisi，evengenerous，fortheRedMannhtsthathe，andtheoffermaybewisealso，aswearenolongerinneedofaery.
&imewhenourpeoplecoveredthelandasthewavesofawind-ruffledseacoveritsshell-pavedfloor，butthattimelongsincepassedawaywiththegreatribesthatarenowbutamournfulmemory.Iwillnotdwellon，normournover，ouruntimelydeorreproachmypalefacebrotherswithhasteningit，aswetoomayhavebeeoblame.
Youthisimpulsive.Whenmengrowangryatsomerealinarywrong，anddisfiguretheirfacesaihattheirheartsarebladthattheyareoftendrelentless，andouroldmenandoldwomeorestraihusithaseverbeen.ThusithiteMaopushourforefatherseverwestward.Butletushopethatthehostilitiesbetweenusmayurn.Wewouldhaveeverythihingtebyyoungmenissideredgaihecostoftheirowoldmenwhostayathomeintimesofwar，andmotherswhohavesonstolose，ker.
oodfatherinWashington—forIpresumeheisnowourfatheraswellasyours，singGeehasmovedhisbouhernreatandgoodfather，Isay，sendsuswordthatifwedoashedesireshewillprotectus.Hisbravewarriorswillbetwallth，andhiswonderfulshipsofwarwillfillourharbors，sothatouraeothenorthward—theHaidasandTsimshians，willceasethtenourwomen，andoldmen.Heiyhewillbeourfatherandwewillbehis.
Butthateverbe?Yodisnodlovesyourpeopleandhatesmine!Hefoldshisstrarmslovinglyaboutthepalefadleadshimbythehandasafatherleadsaninfantson.But，HehasforsakenHisRed，iftheyreallyareHis.
od，theGreatSpirit，seemsalsotohaveforsakenus.Yodmakesyourpeoplewaxstrongereveryday.Soontheywillfillalltheland.OurpeaidlyregtidethatwillheWhiteMan'sGodotloveourpeopleorHewouldprotecttheTheyseemtobeorphanswhoowhereforhelp.Howthehers?Howyodbeeodandrenewourprosperityandawakeninusdreamsreatness?
Ifwehaveaoher，Hemustbepartial，forHecametoHispaleface.WeneversawHiHegaveyoulawsbuthadnowordforHisRedwhoseteemingmultitudesohisvasttasstarsfillthefirmamewodistihseparateiedestitleinoweenus.
Toustheashesofouraorsaresadtheirrestingplaceishallowedground.Youwanderfarfromthegravesofyouraorsandseeminglywithret.
Yionwaswrittenupooheironfingerodsothatyouet.TheRedManeverprehe.ioionsofourahedreamsofouroldmeheminsolemnhoursofthenightbytheGreatSpirit;andthevisionsofoursadiswrittesofourpeople.
Yourdeadceasetoloveyouandthelaivityassooheportalsofthetombandwanderawaybeyoheyaresotteurn.Ourdeadthisbeautifulwavethembeiillloveitsverdasmurmurismagaieredvalesalinedlakesandbays，aenderfoioheloedliving，aurnfromthehappyhuntinggroundtovisit，guide，d…
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Ourdepartedbraves，flad，happyheartedmaidehelittlewholivedhereandrejoicedhereforabriefseason，willlovethesesombersolitudesaheygreetshadspirits.
AhelastRedManshallhaveperished，andthememoryofmytribeshallhavebeythamoeMen，theseshoresiththeinvisibledeadofmytribe，andwhenyourthinkthemselvesalohestore，theshop，uponthehighway，orihepathlesswoods，theywillnotbealone.Ihereisedtosolitude.AtreetsofyourdvillagesaresilentandyouthiheywillthrongwiththereturninghoststhatohemandstilllovethisbeautifullaeManwillneverbealone.
&himbejustanddealkindlywithmypeople，forthedeadarenotpowerless.Dead，didIsay?—Thereish，onlyageofworlds.
无数个世纪以来，浩渺苍天曾为我的族人洒下同情之泪；这人们看似永恒不易的苍天，实际上是会改变的：今天和风煦日，明日则可能乌云密布。
但我的话却犹如天空亘古的恒星，永不变更。
华盛顿的大酋长可以像信赖日月季节更替一般，相信西雅图所说的话。
华盛顿的大酋长托白人酋长向我们致以友好的问候与祝愿。
我们应该感谢他们的好意，因为我们知道他不需要我们的友情作为回报。
他的子民众多，如广袤平原上无边的青草；我的族人寥寥，如风雨狂虐过后平原上稀拉树木。
这位了不起的——我想也是仁慈的——白人酋长传话给我们，他愿意在为我们保留足够的土地过安逸生活的前提下，购买我们的土地。
这看起来的确很合理，甚至该说是慷慨的，因为红种人已经没有要求受尊重的权利了；这个提议也许还是英明的，因为这么辽阔的国土对我们来说已经没有意义了。
曾几何时，我们的族人曾密密麻麻地布满了整片土地，就像随风涌浪的海水掩盖着满是贝壳的海底。
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