Use this quotation to answer the question.

"I have carried a heavy load on my back ever since I was a boy. I learned then that we were but few while the white men were many, and that we could not hold our own with them. We were like deer. They were like grizzly bears. We had a small country. Their country was large. We were contented to let things remain as the Great Spirit Chief made them. They were not, and would change the mountains and rivers if they did not suit them

-Nez Perce Chief Joseph

What does this quotation by Chief Joseph express?

a. in fighting

b. optimism for the future

c. sadness at losing his way of life

d. defiance against the U.S. government