The Nez Perce had lost 90% of their homeland to the controversial 1863 “Thief Treaty” that many bands never signed. In 1877, ...

Chief Joseph was among the Nez Perce who refused to abide by the 1863 treaty that had stripped the tribe from 90% of its land and required the move to the Idaho reservation. War broke out in 1877 when ...

Culture Indian Date Nov. 1889 Control number IAS 88100177 Type Sculptures-Medallion Sculptures Medium Bronze Owner/Location Unlocated Data Source Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art ...

Culture Indian Date November 1889 Control number IAS 88100186 Type Sculptures-Medallion Sculptures Medium Bronze Data Source Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums Topic Portrait ...

When the early pioneers arrived in Oregon after crossing thousands of miles of harsh countryside, their wagon train found a verdant land but little else. No towns or stores, and rarely any other ...

The locations where the students learned were a reflection of the history of the Nez Perce Tribe, Evans said, and they wouldn’t have been able to get this information anywhere else.

The Nez Perce Tribe holds a duty to speak the truth for the salmon, and the truth is that extinction of salmon populations is happening now," said Shannon Wheeler, chairperson of the Nez Perce ...

Nine months into the fiscal year, the Nez Perce Tribe is still waiting for money Congress approved months ago for contracts ...