Seattle, Chief

Did Chief Seattle really make the "Fifth Gospel" speech?

No. The speech that is attributed to Chief Seatle was actually written
by Ted Perry for a 1972 ecology film called "Home." A copy of the
speech can be found in the children's picture book Brother Eagle, Sister Sky.

Source: 

Newsweek, 5-4-1992, p. 68.

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