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1877 -- 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 - Montana, Camas Creek- Idaho, Cayon Creek and Cow Island -Montana, Bear Paw - Montana, leading the U.S. forces was General Oliver Howard - (Formed Howard University - ed. African Americans he had one arm) | |||
-- | :-- Tribe sent to Kansas | ||
:Tribe sent to | :-- Tribe sent to Indian Territory - Oklahoma | ||
-- | :-- Colville Reservation in Washington | ||
1904 -- Chief Joseph died at Colville Reservation | |||
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==== Brief History ==== | ==== Brief History ==== | ||
==== Reservations ==== | ==== Reservations ==== | ||
The principle reservation for the Nez Perce Indians is the [[Nez Perce Indian Reservation (Idaho)|Nez Perce Reservation]] in central Idaho. Small groups of Nez Perce also live on the [[Colville Indian Reservation (Washington)|Colville Reservation]] in northeastern Washington and on with the [[Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation (Idaho)|Coeur d'Alene]] Indians in northern Idaho. | |||
==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ||
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== Records<br> == | == Records<br> == | ||
Most of the original records created by agents of the Bureau of Indian Affairs remain in the Agency Office in Lapwai, Idaho. However, some have been transferred to the National Archives in Washington, DC or to the Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle, Washington. These include census records, land records, school records, etc. | Most of the original records created by agents of the Bureau of Indian Affairs remain in the Agency Office in Lapwai, Idaho. However, some have been transferred to the National Archives in Washington, DC or to the Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in Seattle, Washington. These include census records, land records, school records, etc. For a more complete description of the agency records pertaining to the Nez Perce Indians, see: | ||
::Nez Perce Agency, 1902-1933 | |||
::Colville Agency, 1879-present (Chief Joseph's Band and their descendants) | |||
::Northern Idaho Agency, 1875-present | |||
::Ponca and Quapaw Agencies in Oklahoma, 1878-1879 (Chief Joseph's Band) | |||
::Fort Lapwai Agency | |||
Two churches were particularly active among the Nez Perce. The earliest missionary effort among the tribe was established in 1836 by the Presbyterian Church by Henry Harmon Spalding and his wife, Eliza. Records of this effort are included in the holdings of the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia. A later effort was made by the Catholic Church by Father Joseph Cataldo and was known at the [http://www.idahohistory.net/Reference%20Series/0847.pdf St. Joseph's] or Slickpoo Mission. The St. Joseph's Mission records are a part of the holdings of [http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv10958 Washington State University] in Pullman and of the Pacific Northwest Tribes Mission Collection of the Oregon Province Archives of The Society of Jesus, 1853-1960, housed at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Some of the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=759736&disp=Church+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 registers] are also on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Many of the converts to Catholicism are buried in the [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/id/nezperce/cemeteries/stjomiss.txt Slickpoo Cemetery] near St. Joseph's.<br> | Two churches were particularly active among the Nez Perce. The earliest missionary effort among the tribe was established in 1836 by the Presbyterian Church by Henry Harmon Spalding and his wife, Eliza. Records of this effort are included in the holdings of the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia. A later effort was made by the Catholic Church by Father Joseph Cataldo and was known at the [http://www.idahohistory.net/Reference%20Series/0847.pdf St. Joseph's] or Slickpoo Mission. The St. Joseph's Mission records are a part of the holdings of [http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv10958 Washington State University] in Pullman and of the Pacific Northwest Tribes Mission Collection of the Oregon Province Archives of The Society of Jesus, 1853-1960, housed at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Some of the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=759736&disp=Church+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 registers] are also on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Many of the converts to Catholicism are buried in the [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/id/nezperce/cemeteries/stjomiss.txt Slickpoo Cemetery] near St. Joseph's.<br> | ||
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'''Treaties''' | '''Treaties''' | ||
* [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/bla0736.htm 1855] with the Blackfeet | * [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/bla0736.htm 1855] with the Blackfeet | ||
* [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez0702.htm 1855] | * [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez0702.htm 1855] | ||
* [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez0843.htm 1863] | * [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez0843.htm 1863] | ||