Nez Perce

Nez Perce

The Nez Perce, named after the French term for pierced noses, are a tribe of Indians, traditionally of the Pacific Northwest, who currently inhabit and govern a reservation in Idaho.

They were instrumental in developing the Appaloosa horse breed. In addition, they developed a new breed of horses in 1995, called the Nez Perce Horse. It is a cross between the Appaloosa and the Asian horse, Akhal-Teke.

Fast Facts

Population: 2,700
Region: Idaho
Language(s): English and Nez Perce
Related Tribes/Groups: Penutian people
Fought in: 13 battles over a 1,300 mile range against 2,000 Army soldiers
They were horse breeders, and developed the Appaloosa breed
Supplied members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with food

Key Figures

Chief Joseph: The leader of the Wallowa band who resisted attempts to move his band and other Indians to a reserve in Idaho. On October 5, 1877, Joseph finally surrendered in Montana.

Notable Descendants

Elaine Miles: Actress who starred in Northern Exposure

Archie Phinney: A scholar who penned Nez Perce Texts, a collection of Nez Perce myths and legens

Jack and Al Hoxie: Silent film actors

Jackson Sundown: A rodeo champion

Categories

History | U.S. History | Native American History

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The Mahalo Top 7

Official Site: Nez Perce
Wikipedia: Nez Perce
Nez Perce: Big Hole National Battlefield
Official Site: Nez Perce National Historic Trail
National Park Service: Nez Perce National Historical Park
University of Idaho: Idaho Natives: The Nez Perce Tribe
Esssay: The U.S. Army and the Nee-Me-Poo Crisis of 1877

Nez Perce History

National Geographic: Lewis & Clark and the Nez Perce Indians
University of Houston: Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce
Idaho PTV: Sacred Journey of the Nez Perce
IMT.net: Women in the Nez Perce War
Wikipedia: Nez Perce War | Big Hole National Battlefield
NezPerce.org: Nez Perce History
National Forest Service: Nez Perce National Historic Trail
Access Genealogy: Northwestern Fights and Fighters: Nez Perce Indian Tribe
National Park Service:The U.S. Army and the Nee-Me-Poo Crisis of 1877 Essay

Nez Perce Society

Religious Beliefs

Book Rags: Nez Perce (Niimíipuu) Religious Traditions
First People: When Sweat Lodge Was Human - Nez Perce
University of Washington: Oral Traditions

Traditional Dress

Nez Perce Museum: Clothing
Western Treasures: 1800s Nez Perce Photography
Sierra Club: Nez Perce Slideshow
National Park Service: Nez Perce Beadwork

Nez Perce Culture and Crafts

Nez Perce Horse Registry: Ethnographic Overview of the Nez Perce Tribe
The Lewis And Clark Rediscovery Project: Nez Perce
Nez Perce National HistoricTrail: Nez Perce Culture
Nez Perce National Historic Trail: Slide Show: Nez Perce traditional art

Nez Perce Leaders and Key Figures

Nez Perce Blogs and News

University of Idaho: Idaho Natives: The Nez Perce Tribe
Harvard Law: "I will fight no more..." (2007)
Word Press: " Nez Perce Tribe very concerned about upcoming grazing season " (2007)
Indian Country: Nez Perce plan hunt (2007)
Google News: Nez Perce

Nez Perce Timeline

1775: Smallpox reaches plateau reducing indigenous people by 50%
1805: Nez Perce meet Lewis and Clark Expedition
1825: Hudson Bay Company establishes Ft. Colville
1830: Congress passes the Indian Removal Act
1836: Mission established at Lapwai Creek Idaho by the Spauldings
1850: Land Donation Act opens land in Oregon to white settlers
1860: Gold discovered on Nez Perce reservation
1863: The Thief Treaty, or Lapwai Treaty deprived the Non-Treaty Bands of their lands
1866: Indian lands appropriated for trans continental railroad
1871: Old chief Joseph dies
1872: Colville Reservation established
1873: Ulysses S. Grant reserves land in Wallowa Valley for Nez Perce
1875: Grant takes back the land and opens it to white settlers
1877: Flight of the Nez Perce, June 17- Oct 5
1885: Move to Colville Reservation
1887: Dawes Act, or General Allotment Act enacted
1890: Idaho admitted to the Union
1904: Chief Joseph dies
1924: Citizenship granted to Native Americans

Related Pages on Mahalo

Chief Joseph | Lewis and Clark | Native Americans | Indians | Tribes

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