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=== Tribal Headquarters  ===
=== Tribal Headquarters  ===


Nez Perce Reservation<br>Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee<br>Charles H. Hayes, Chairperson<br>P.O. Box 305<br>Lapwai, ID 83540<br>Tel# (208) 843-2253, Fax# 843-7354<br>
Nez Perce Reservation<br>Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee<br>Charles H. Hayes, Chairperson<br>P.O. Box 305<br>Lapwai, ID 83540<br>Tel# 1-208-843-2253, Fax#&nbsp; 1-208-843-7354<br>


*[http://www.nezperce.org/Main.html Nez Perce Tribal] Web Site
*[http://www.nezperce.org/Main.html Nez Perce Tribal] Web Site
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The Nez Perce now reside mostly on the reservation near Lapwai, Idaho, with a few descendants of the tribe, principally Chief Joseph's Band, still residing on the Colville Reservation and with the [[Coeur d'Alene Indians|Coeur d'Alene]] Indians in northern Idaho.  
The Nez Perce now reside mostly on the reservation near Lapwai, Idaho, with a few descendants of the tribe, principally Chief Joseph's Band, still residing on the Colville Reservation and with the [[Coeur d'Alene Indians|Coeur d'Alene]] Indians in northern Idaho.  


==== &nbsp; Brief Timeline  ====
==== Brief Timeline  ====


*1805:&nbsp; Contact between the Nez Perce and the Lewis and Clark expedition  
*1805:Contact between the Nez Perce and the Lewis and Clark expedition  
*1836:&nbsp; &nbsp;Henry Harmon and Eliza Spalding establish a Presbyterian mission among the Nez Perce  
*1836:Henry Harmon and Eliza Spalding establish a Presbyterian mission among the Nez Perce  
*1855:&nbsp; Nez Perce Reservation established by treaty.  
*1855:Nez Perce Reservation established by treaty.  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/bla0736.htm 1855]&nbsp;&nbsp; Treaty October 17, with the Blackfeet  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/bla0736.htm 1855] Treaty October 17, with the Blackfeet  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez0702.htm 1855]&nbsp;&nbsp; Treaty June 11, at Camp Stevens in Walla Walla Valley  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez0702.htm 1855] Treaty June 11, at Camp Stevens in Walla Walla Valley  
*1861: &nbsp;Nez Perce Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs was established  
*1861: Nez Perce Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs was established  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez0843.htm 1863]&nbsp;&nbsp; June 9,&nbsp; a treaty (Thief Treaty) was signed at Lapwai Valley, Washington Territory
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez0843.htm 1863] June 9,a treaty (Thief Treaty) was signed at Lapwai Valley, Washington Territory  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez1024.htm 1868]&nbsp;&nbsp; August 13, at council ground in Lapwai Valley in Washington Territory  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez1024.htm 1868] August 13, at council ground in Lapwai Valley in Washington Territory  
*1868:&nbsp; &nbsp;Father Joseph Cataldo's first Catholic missionary efforts among the Nez Perce  
*1868:Father Joseph Cataldo's first Catholic missionary efforts among the Nez Perce  
*1874:&nbsp; &nbsp;St. Joseph's Catholic mission established  
*1874:St. Joseph's Catholic mission established  
*1877:&nbsp; The "Nez Perce War," led by Chief Joseph, occurred. (Flight of the Nez Perce, 1,700 miles)
*1877:The "Nez Perce War," led by Chief Joseph, occurred. (Flight of the Nez Perce, 1,700 miles)


::Battles: Clearwater Creek in Idaho, Big Hole Valley in Montana, Camas Creek in Idaho, Canyon Creek and Cow Island in Montana, and Bear Paw in Montana. Leading the U.S. forces was General Oliver Howard - (Formed Howard University - ed. African Americans; he had one arm)1877:&nbsp; October, Chief Joseph 87 warriors, 84 women, and 147 children surrendered near Bear Paw, Montana. November the Nez Perce Tribe sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
::Battles: Clearwater Creek in Idaho, Big Hole Valley in Montana, Camas Creek in Idaho, Canyon Creek and Cow Island in Montana, and Bear Paw in Montana. Leading the U.S. forces was General Oliver Howard - (Formed Howard University - ed. African Americans; he had one arm)1877:October, Chief Joseph 87 warriors, 84 women, and 147 children surrendered near Bear Paw, Montana. November the Nez Perce Tribe sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas


*1878-79: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Quapaw Agency in Indian Territory  
*1878-79: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Quapaw Agency in Indian Territory  
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*Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/idaho/index.htm#Nez_Percé The Indian Tribes of North America].
*Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/idaho/index.htm#Nez_Percé The Indian Tribes of North America].


=== Records<br> ===
=== Records ===


==== Agency Records  ====
==== Agency Records  ====
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| Washington, DC  
| Washington, DC  
| 49-56  
| 49-56  
| 574208-215
| {{FHL|Films: 574208-574215}}
|-
|-
| Nez Perce Agency, 1890-1901  
| Nez Perce Agency, 1890-1901  
| Washington, DC  
| Washington, DC  
| Roll 301  
| Roll 301  
| 579711
| {{FHL|Film: 579711}}
|-
|-
| Fort Lapwai Agency, 1902-33  
| Fort Lapwai Agency, 1902-33  
| Washington DC  
| Washington DC  
| Rolls 145-48  
| Rolls 145-48  
| 576834-837
| {{FHL|Films: 576834-576837}}
|-
|-
| Coeur d'Alene Agency, 1934-1937  
| Coeur d'Alene Agency, 1934-1937  
| Washington DC  
| Washington DC  
| Roll 45  
| Roll 45  
| 574204
| {{FHL|Film: 574204}}
|-
|-
| Northern Idaho Agency, 1938-1939  
| Northern Idaho Agency, 1938-1939  
| Washington, DC  
| Washington, DC  
| Roll 302  
| Roll 302  
| 579712
| {{FHL|Film: 579712}}
|}
|}


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| Washington, DC  
| Washington, DC  
| 675-77  
| 675-77  
| 1661405-1661407
| {{FHL|films: 1661405-1661407}}
|-
|-
| Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma 1878-79  
| Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma 1878-79  
| Washington, DC  
| Washington, DC  
| 707-713  
| 707-713  
| 1661436-1661443
| {{FHL|Films: 1661436-1661443}}
|}
|}


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Treaties to which the Nez Perce Indians were a part were:  
Treaties to which the Nez Perce Indians were a part were:  


*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/bla0736.htm 1855] October 17, with the Blackfeet
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/bla0736.htm 1855] October 17, with the Blackfeet  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez0702.htm 1855]June 11, at Camp Stevens in Walla Walla Valley  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez0702.htm 1855]June 11, at Camp Stevens in Walla Walla Valley  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez0843.htm 1863] June 9, at Lapwai Valley in Washington Territory  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez0843.htm 1863] June 9, at Lapwai Valley in Washington Territory  
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Some vital records for the Nez Perce Indians include:  
Some vital records for the Nez Perce Indians include:  


*Colville Agency, M595, births and deaths 1920-1938, FHL Film: 574215
*Colville Agency, M595, births and deaths 1920-1938, {{FHL|Film: 574215}}


=== Important Web Sites  ===
=== Important Web Sites  ===
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=== Bibliography  ===
=== Bibliography  ===
==== Tribe  ====


==== General  ====
==== General  ====
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