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Speckled Snake

Speckled Snake was a prominent Native American, Creek chief during late 1820s and 1830s. He believed that whites were hypocritical people and therefore his people should not enter into any treaties with them.

Wisdom & Quotes

  • Brothers! I have listened to a great many talks from our Great Father (President Andrew Jackson). But they always began and ended in this: 'Get a little farther; you are too near me.' I have spoken.
- speech when the US government was urging the Creeks to move west of the Mississippi River (1829)

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