This statement was made by Chief Joseph in 1877. I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed. . . .

It is cold, and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food. . . .

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.

–Chief Joseph, 1877

By making this speech, Chief Joseph was

surrendering the fight.
regrouping for the winter.
negotiating a treaty.
agreeing to live on a reservation.