NEZ PERCÉ

nĕz pûrs, nā pĕrsāˈ [Fr.,=pierced nose], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the Penutian linguistic stock (see Native American languages). Also called the Sahaptin, or Shahaptin, they were given the name "Nez Percé" by the French because some of them wore nose pendants; however, this custom does not seem to have been widespread among them. They were typical of the Plateau area, fishing for salmon and gathering camas, cowish, and other roots. After the introduction of the horse (c.1700) they became noted horse breeders, particularly of the Appaloosa, and they adopted many Plains area traits, including buffalo hunts.

In 1805, when visited by Lewis and Clark, they were occupying a large region in W Idaho, NE Oregon, and SE Washington. In the 1830s the Nez Percé, then numbering some 6,000, attracted national attention by sending emissaries to St. Louis to ask for books and teachers. Their request attracted to the Pacific Northwest missionaries, who played an important role in opening the region to settlement. The Nez Percé ceded (1855) a large part of their territory to the United States. The gold rushes in the 1860s and 1870s, however, brought large numbers of miners and settlers onto their lands, and a treaty of cession was fraudulently extracted (1863) from part of the tribe, confining the Nez Percé to a reservation in NW Idaho. A band of the tribe living in Oregon refused to relocate, leading to the uprising under Chief Joseph in 1877. Following their defeat, many of the survivors ended up at the Colville Reservation in Washington, where some of their descendants still live. However, many more Nez Percé live on their reservation in Idaho, earning their living as farmers. In 1990 there were some 4,000 Nez Percé in the United States.

Bibliography

See H. J. Spinder, The Nez Percé Indians (1908, repr. 1974); T. Mathieson, The Nez Percé War (1964); M. D. Beal, I Will Fight No More Forever (1965); A. M. Josephy, Jr., The Nez Percé Indians and the Opening of the Northwest (1965, abr. ed. 1971); M. H. Brown, The Flight of the Nez Percé (1966, repr. 1972); D. Walker, Conflict and Schism in Nez Percé Acculturation (1968); D. S. Lavender, Let Me Be Free: The Nez Percé Tragedy (1992).

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Chief Joseph, Yellow Wolf, and the Creation of Nez Perce History in the Pacific Northwest
Book by Robert R. McCoy; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Assimilation (Sociology)--Northwest, Pacific, Ethnohistory--Pacific, Northwest, Joseph--Nez Perce Chief--1840-1904, National Characteristics, American, Nez Perce Indians--Cultural Assimilation, Nez Perce Indians--Historiography, Nez Perce Indians--Public Opinion, Public Opinion--Northwest, Pacific, Yellow Wolf--1855-1935
...prevailing historical accounts of the Nez Perce War. Just like Coyote, Yellow Wolf...of re-creating stories about the Nez Perce and their place in Pacific Northwest...alike to retell the story of the Nez Perce people. Yellow Wolfs narrative set...
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With the Nez Perces: Alice Fletcher in the Field, 1889-92
Book by E. Jane Gay, Frederick E. Hoxie, Joan T. Mark; University of Nebraska Press, 1981
Subjects: Fletcher, Alice C--(Alice Cunningham)--1838-1923, Gay, E. Jane--1830-1919, Indianists--United States--Biography, Nez Percae Indians
...their aftermath, see Josephy, The Nez Perce Indians , chaps. 8, 10. 7. Walker gives the most recent account of the Nez Perce dreamer cult Conflict and Schism...Other versions appear in Haines, The Nez Perce , pp. 193-94, and Helen Addison...
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Presbyterian Missionary Attitudes toward American Indians, 1837-1893
Book by Michael C. Coleman; University Press of Mississippi, 1985
Subjects: Choctaw Indians--Missions--History--19th Century, Choctaw Indians--Public Opinion--History--19th Century, Indians Of North America--Missions--West (U.S.)--History--19th Century, Indians Of North America--Public Opinion--History--19th Century, Missionaries--United States--Attitudes--History--19th Century, Nez Percae Indians--Missions--History--19th Century, Nez Percae Indians--Public Opinion--History--19th Century, Presbyterian Church In The U.S.A--Missions--History--19th Century, Presbyterian Church--Missions--United States--History--19th Century, Public Opinion--United States--History--19th Century
...Perces , vol. I (Lapwai, Idaho: Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho, 1973), I. This...Perces; Herbert J. Spinden, "The Nez Perce Indians," Memoirs of the American...Ye-Kin: The Life History of a Nez Perce Indian, Anthropological Studies...
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Sword and Olive Branch: Oliver Otis Howard
Book by John A. Carpenter; Fordham University Press, 1999
Subjects: African Americans--History--1863-1877, Generals--United States--Biography, Howard University--Biography, Howard, O. O--(Oliver Otis)--1830-1909, Indians Of North America--Wars--1866-1895, United States--Army--Biography, United States--Bureau Of Refugees, Freedmen, And Abandoned Lands--Officials And Employees--Biography, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
...Supplementary Report, 599. 37. Howard, Nez Perce Joseph , 92. 38. Howard, Supplementary...MDP, June 16, 1877 , Claims of Nez Perce Indians, 56th Congress, 1st Session...3867, 10 hereafter referred to as Nez Perce Claims. 42. Howard, Supplementary...
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Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians
Book by Robert H. Lowie; University of Nebraska Press, 1993
Subjects: Crow Indians--Folklore, Crow Mythology
...horses away to other men, and they gave horses to the Nez Perce. This Nez Perce had a Hidatsa friend. This Hidatsa told the boy that the Nez Perce camp was near and that they would come back next fall...
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The Nez Perce Water Rights Settlement and the Revolution in Indian Country
Journal article by Alexander Hays V.; Environmental Law, Vol. 36, 2006
Subjects: Compromise and settlement--Laws, regulations and rules, Nez Perce Tribe v. Idaho Power Co.--847 F. Supp. 791 (D. Idaho 1994), Settlements (Law)--Laws, regulations and rules, Sovereignty--Laws, regulations and rules, Water rights--Laws, regulations and rules
The Nez Perce Water Rights Settlement and the Revolution in Indian Country...The Treaty of 1855 B. The Treaty of 1863 <br/ III. NEZ PERCE TREATY RIGHTS AND THE COURTS A. Nez Perce Tribe v. Idaho Power Co. B. In re SRBA, No. 39576...
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Developing and Presenting Geoscience Interpretive Programs at Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho
Journal article by Shane V. Smith; Journal of Geoscience Education, Vol. 53, 2005
Subjects: Geology, National parks, Nez Perce National Historical Park, Oral history, Science education
...Geoscience Interpretive Programs at Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho...geoscience interpretive programs at Nez Perce National Historical Park. National...with the park and 2) traditional Nez Perce uses of earth materials. Both interpretive...
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Robert Penn Warren's Encounter with Thomas Jefferson in Brother to Dragons
Journal article by Steven D. Ealy; The Mississippi Quarterly, Vol. 62, 2009
Subjects: Audubon, John James--Portrayals, Audubon: A Vision (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation, Brother to Dragons (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation, Jefferson, Thomas (American president)--Portrayals, Poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Warren, Robert Penn--Criticism and interpretation, Warren, Robert Penn--Works
...Vision, and Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, deal with these concerns. These...the leaders of the "non-treaty Nez Perce" who led his tribe from their traditional...border, and who came to symbolize the Nez Perce struggle in the popular mind. 2...
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Euro-American Realism versus Native Authenticity: Two Novels by Craig Lesley
Journal article by J.C. Davies; Studies in American Fiction, Vol. 22, 1994
Subjects: Lesley, Craig--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Native Americans--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Realism in literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., River Song (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Winterkill (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...fortunes of the Chief Joseph band of Nez Perce Indians were at their lowest, from...another tradition. Of predominantly Nez Perce blood, he gradually recovers the...Chief Josephs Wallowa Valley band of Nez Perce Indians. This formed the nucleus...
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The Mirage of Indian Reserved Water Rights and Western Streamflow Restoration in the McCarran Amendment Era: A Promise Unfulfilled
Journal article by Michael C. Blumm, David H. Becker, Joshua D. Smith; Environmental Law, Vol. 36, 2006
Subjects: McCarran Water Rights Suits Act, Native Americans--Laws, regulations and rules, Property rights--Laws, regulations and rules, Right of property--Laws, regulations and rules, Streamflow--Protection and preservation, Water rights--Laws, regulations and rules, Winters v. United States--207 U.S. 564 (1908)
...Situation Today <br/ VII. THE NEZ PERCE TRIBE AND THE SNAKE RIVER BASIN ADJUDICATION...A HOSTILE STATE JUDICIARY A. The Nez Perce Tribe Meets a Hostile Judiciary B...Pyramid Lake itself. (243) VII. THE NEZ PERCE TRIBE AND THE SNAKE RIVER BASIN ADJUDICATION...
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Following the Nez Perce Trail
Magazine article; Sunset, Vol. 200, June 1998
Subjects: Historic trails, National parks, Native Americans, Nez Perce National Historical Park, Travel
Following the Nez Perce Trail PARKS AND LANDMARKS. Nez Perce National Historical Park (208/8432261) takes in 38...Spalding, Idaho. The visitor center has good exhibits on Nez Perce history and art, including the Spalding-Allen collection...
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2001 Qilloowawya, "Hitting the Rawhide": Serenade Songs from the Nez Perce Music Archive
Magazine article by Myrna Capp; American Music Teacher, Vol. 52, February 2003
Subjects: 2001 Qilloowawya, "Hitting the Rawhide": Serenade Songs from the Nez Perce Music Archive (Book)
...Rawhide": Serenade Songs from the Nez Perce Music Archive. by Myrna Capp Edited...with CD, containing thirty-six Nez Perce song selections, supporting information...photographs, is a gift from the Nez Perce past. Beginning with the earliest...
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Protector of the Nez Perce: Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Tribe Excelled as a Military Strategist, Courageously Fought as a Warrior, and Valiantly Protected Those Entrusted to His Care
Magazine article by William Norman Grigg; The New American, Vol. 18, July 15, 2002
Subjects: Nez Perces--History, United States history--19th century AD
Protector of the Nez Perce: Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Tribe Excelled as a Military Strategist, Courageously Fought...gave the Nimipu nation the name by which they are known: "Nez Perce." The Nez Perce, like other Indian nations of the Northwest...
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'Fight No More Forever' - the Nez Perce
Magazine article by William S. Connery; World and I, Vol. 17, August 2002
Subjects: Native American history, Native Americans--History, Nez Perces--History, Nez Perces--Military aspects, Nez Perces--Religious aspects
Fight No More Forever - the Nez Perce. by William S. Connery The name the Nez Perce give themselves is Nimipu or Cupnitpelu...the Woods," but the French term Nez Perce (meaning "pierced nose") has...
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Sapatq'ayn: Art of the Nez Perce Nation
Magazine article by Bob Loeffelbein; World and I, Vol. 14, August 1999
Sapatqayn: Art of the Nez Perce Nation. by BOB LOEFFELBEIN Exhibits at the new Nez Perce National Historical Park in Idaho...Seth, who lives and works in the Nez Perce reservation town of Lapwai, Idaho...
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American Indian Chief, Nancy Drew's Creators
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 4, 2005
Subjects: Native Americans
...West is the trek of a portion of the Nez Perce Indian tribe who, pursued by the...Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce (HarperSanFrancisco, $24.95...became chief of the "nontreaty" Nez Perce - militants who refused to recognize...
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It's Still the Wild West out There, DIANA PLATER Discovered When She Visited Idaho and Met a Cowboy; Riding through the Idaho Wilderness on a Sturdy Appaloosa Horse Is Good for the Soul
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), July 24, 2010
Subjects: Horses
...a river and traverse part of the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. Were on the...Rosa, is a proud member of the Nez Perce Native American tribe, known since...explorers in the south, first came into Nez Perce country in the early 1700s, traded...
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School Defuses Flap over 'Savages'
Newspaper article by Valerie Richardson; The Washington Times, September 8, 2001
...School, just down the river from the Nez Perce Reservation. Yet there are no sit...leaders. In fact, the leaders of the Nez Perce tribe like the idea so much that...Scotty" Scott, vice chairman of the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee in Lapwai...
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Book of Lodges Provides Window on Western History
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), November 30, 2008
Subjects: Books
...the expense of the longtime residents of the area, the Nez Perce tribe, who camped along the banks of the lake in the...from their lands. The name "Wallowa" comes from the Nez Perce word for its fish traps, which the tribe used to catch...
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Early Oregon's Dynamic Duo
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), November 16, 2009
...region. They became brothers-in-law after they married Nez Perce sisters. Both were involved in the vote to create a provisional...great flood of 1861, and was a lifelong friend of the Nez Perce tribe. Hart said Newell may have been chagrined that...
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Nez PercÉ
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NEZ PERCE nez purs, na persa Fr.,=pierced nose, Native North Americans whose language...Also called the Sahaptin, or Shahaptin, they were given the name "Nez Perce" by the French because some of them wore nose pendants; however, this...
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Joseph , Nez Percé Chief
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JOSEPH , Nez Perce chief (Chief Joseph), c.1840 1904, chief of a group of Nez Perce . On his fathers death in 1871, Joseph...Misinformed about the intentions of the Nez Perce, Gen. Oliver Otis Howard ordered an...
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Nez PercÉ National Historical Park
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NEZ PERCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK see National Parks and Monuments (table). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Nez PercÉ National Historic Trail
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NEZ PERCE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL see National Parks and Monuments (table). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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National Parks and Monuments
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...as it has evolved in New Orleans. Nez Perce HP Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash...commemorate the history and culture of the Nez Perce. Nicodemus HS NW Kansas 1996 161...battle between U.S. troops and Nez Perce led by Chief Joseph. Brices Cross...
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