Bibliograph

The Nez Perce of the Pacific Northwest, Earle Rice Jr

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Label

The Nez Perce of the Pacific Northwest, Earle Rice Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-45) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Nez Perce of the Pacific Northwest

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

864500274

Responsibility statement

Earle Rice Jr

Series statement

We were here first.

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Incident at White Bird Canyon: A brief history : Unkept promises -- One with the Earth: the land its people : Abundance of Appaloosas -- Religion, spirits, and stories : First missionaries -- Chief Joseph and the long flight : "From where the sun now stands" -- Betrayal and renewal: The Nez Perce today : Two chiefs named Joseph -- Ten fascinating facts about the Nez Perce

Target audience

juvenile

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