 Joseph had a ready reply that embarrassed them. I believe the old treaty has never been correctly reported, he said. If we ever owned the land, we own it still, for we never sold it. In the treaty councils, the commissioners have claimed that our country has been sold to the government. Suppose a white man should come to me and say, Joseph, I like your horses, and I want to buy them. I say to him, No, my horses suit me. I will not sell them.