The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest
The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest

Author: Alvin M. Josephy

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 742

ISBN-13: 9780395850114

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This is the story of the so-called Inland Empire of teh Northwest, that rugged and majestic region bounded east and west by the Cascades and the Rockies, from the time of the great exploration of Lewis and Clark to the tragic defeat of Chief Joseph in 1877. Explorers, fur traders, miner, settlers, missionaries, ranchers and above all a unique succession of Indian chiefs and their tribespeople bring into focus one of the permanently instructive chapters in the history of the American West.

The Nez Perce of the Pacific Northwest
The Nez Perce of the Pacific Northwest

Author: Earle Rice

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781624690778

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The Nez Perce were once the largest group of Native Americans in the western United States. Their number once exceeded 6,000 in over 50 separate tribes. Except for occasional clashes with neighbors, the Nez Perce lived peacefully in lush homelands on the Snake River in central Idaho, western Oregon, and western Washington. They welcomed Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery in 1804. The Nez Perce coexisted peacefully with whites for decades. However, a series of treaties in the mid-1800s greatly reduced their territory to make room for white settlers. In 1877, federal authorities ordered all Nez Perce to move within the boundaries of a reservation. A handful of Nez Perce warriors attacked and killed some white settlers in protest. Their hostile acts led to the Nez Perce War of 1877 and changed the lives of the Nez Perce forever.

The Nez Perce
The Nez Perce

Author: Sharlene Nelson

Publisher: Franklin Watts

Published: 2004-02-01

Total Pages: 63

ISBN-13: 9780531162163

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Examines the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Nez Percâe Indians of the Pacific Northwest.