Northwestern Tribes in Exile: Modoc, Nez Perce, and Palouse Removal to the Indian Territory
The 1877 flight of the Nez Perce from their homelands while pursued by U.S. soldiers and citizen volunteers is one of the most compelling and sorrowful events in American history....
Once you have read this groundbreaking work, you will never look at Chief Joseph, the American Indian, or our nation's westward journey in the same way again.
Chief Joseph's Allies
Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1920. Heard, J. Norman. The Far West. Vol. ... New York: Garland Publishing, 1974 Howard, Guy. ... Command and General Staff School Press, 1937. Hunt, George, and Wilbur Nye.
Nez Perce Summer, 1877 tells the story of a people's epic struggle to survive spiritually, culturally, and physically in the face of unrelenting military force.
Describes Nez Percâe culture and their friendly relations with whites; recounts the move to put them on reservations and their almost successful escape to Canada.
Howard was waiting for the Sheridans as they walked across a gangplank from their ocean steamer to a Willamette River ... riding hundreds of miles through Oregon's Harney Desert in the dead of summer, he could dance with a smart step.
... and was well respected among many groups on the Plateau. He was related to Nez Perce people, Salish people, and others through a broad network of family. See Josephy, The Nez Perce Indians, 286-290 and Robert H. Ruby and John A.
He turned and started digging his way through the snow back to camp, Opal right behind him. In camp consternation and frustration all but boiled over. The Nimiipuu had been tricked, and with Hinmot held prisoner they could not retaliate ...