Chief Joseph

The Mahalo Top 7

1. National Park Service: Full Text: The U.S. Army and the Nee-Me-Poo crisis by Jerome Greene
2. Wikipedia: Chief Joseph
3. PBS.org: The West: Chief Joseph Speaks 
4. Library of Congress: Today in History: October 5
5. New York Post: "Chief Joseph, the Peacemaker" (May 30, 2007)
6. Amazon.com: Books by Chief Joseph
7. Digital History: Native American Voices: Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph Background and Profiles

• The Forest Service site contains visitor information on the Nez Perce National Historic Trail, running the length of the tribe's flight from Wallowa Lake, Oregon, to the Bear Paw Battlefield near Chinook, Montana.
• PBS.org: The West: Chief Joseph biography
• Wikipedia: Nez Perce and Nez Perce War
• USDA Forest Service: Nez Perce National Historic Trail
• Native American Rhymes: The Great Chiefs - Chief Joseph
• Western Treasures: Appaloosa Horses & Nez Perce Culture
• Indians.org: Chief Joseph, Nez Perce  
• Junto Society: Chief Joseph profile

Chief Joseph Images and Media

• The Spokesman Review's excellent video about the history and cultural heritage of the Nez Perce people is a concise, harrowing look at Chief Joseph's life and struggle.
• Spokesman Review: Video: The Nez Perce: A People in Exile (Time: 5:30)
• Google Images: Chief Joseph
• Yahoo! Image Search: Chief Joseph
• NezPerce.org: Chief Joseph Photos

Chief Joseph Articles and Research

• The University of Washington has an entire chapter on the Nez Perce Wars from a book by Francis Haines, which provides a thorough background on the major incidents and figures.
• University of Washington: Digital Collections: "Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Warriors" by Francis Haines
• News Review: "Oregon buys land near Chief Joseph gravesite" (August 3, 2007)
• Spokesman Review: "Words a bridge to past, hereafter" (February 18, 2007)
• Virginia Western Community College: Chief Joseph and the Nez Percé (2004)
• University of Washington: American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Collection: Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph Timeline

• Wikipedia's Nez Perce War category contains a lot of useful background and context for many of these people and events.
• 1840: Born in Wallowa Valley
• 1871: Became chief of Nez Perce
• 1873: Ulysses S. Grant signs an executive order granting half the Wallowa Valley to the Nez Perce
• 1875: President Grant rescinds his 1873 executive order
• July, 1877: Left the valley with his band, headed for Canada
• October, 1877: After marching 1400 miles, Chief Joseph surrenders
• 1878: Was shipped to a reservation in Oklahoma
• 1879: Went to Washington D.C., to meet with Rutherford B. Hayes
• 1885: Returned to the Pacific Northwest
• 1904: Dies in September at the Colville Reservation and is buried in Nespelem, Washington

Chief Joseph Quotes

• Chief Joseph's most famous quote comes from his 1877 surrender speech: "I will fight no more forever"
• Think Exist: Chief Joseph quotes
• Power Source: Chief Joseph quotes