Option(a) i.e, it discusses the unequal treatment of indigenous people by the US government best describes the historical context of the 1879 speech by chief joseph.
Chief Joseph, a member of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce Tribe (1840–1904), rose to fame in 1877 after guiding his followers on a daring trip across the Rocky Mountains.
Native Americans and the American government have fought to keep their ancestral lands apart. This inequality started when the government tried to remove the Indians' lands and allow settlers to live among them in an effort to "civilize" them.
Due to the significant number of casualties and negative impacts on Native Americans, the ongoing conflict between the two parties needed to come to an end. Chief Joseph announced his decision to give up the struggle for land and a sense of identity in a speech in Washington, D.C. He described how his people suffered while the authorities did nothing. His sole remaining wish is for them to be given "a chance to live as other men live, to be recognized as men."
This speech's historical background concerned how the American Indians were mistreated by the American government.
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