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*1805 -- Contact between the Nez Perce and the Lewis and Clark expedition | *1805 -- Contact between the Nez Perce and the Lewis and Clark expedition | ||
*1836 -- 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 -- Nez Perce Reservation established by treaty. | *1855 -- Nez Perce Reservation established by treaty. | ||
*1861 -- Nez Perce Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs was established | *1861 -- Nez Perce Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs was established | ||
*1863: | *1863: June 9, a treaty was signed at Lapwai Valley, Washington Terrtitory | ||
*1868: | *1868: August 13, a treaty was signed at council ground in Lapwai Valley in Washington Territory | ||
*1868 -- 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 -- St. Joseph's Catholic mission established | *1874 -- St. Joseph's Catholic mission established | ||
*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)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 | :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)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 | ||
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:-- Tribe sent to Indian Territory - Oklahoma | :-- Tribe sent to Indian Territory - Oklahoma | ||
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:-- Colville Reservation in Washington | :-- Colville Reservation in Washington | ||
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*1904 -- Chief Joseph died at Colville Reservation | *1904 -- Chief Joseph died at Colville Reservation | ||
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==== Brief History ==== | ==== Brief History ==== | ||
The first contact with non-Indians | The first reported contact with non-Indians occured in 1805 when the Lewis and Clark Expedition explored the area | ||
Interaction with missionaries began in 1836 when a Presbyterian mission was extablish by Henry Harmon and Eliza Spalding, a Father Joseph Cataldo was the first Catholic missionary, the St. Joseph Catholic mission | Interaction with missionaries began in 1836 when a Presbyterian mission was extablish by Henry Harmon and Eliza Spalding, a Father Joseph Cataldo was the first Catholic missionary, the St. Joseph Catholic mission was established in 1874. | ||
Nez Perce War in 1877 led by Chief Joseph, concluded only after months and a 1,700 mile flight while fighting, | March 6, 1856 the Nez Perce tribe furnished horses to the Oregon mounted volunteer, later reimbursed in a treaty signed June 9, 1863. | ||
Nez Perce War in 1877 led by Chief Joseph, concluded in October, only after months and a 1,700 mile flight, while fighting, later in November, the tribe was sent to Fort Leavenworth, in Kansas | |||
==== Reservations ==== | ==== Reservations ==== | ||
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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] October 17, 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] June 11, at Camp Stevens in Walla Walla Valley | ||
* [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez0843.htm 1863] | * [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/nez1024.htm 1868] | * [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/nez1024.htm 1868] August 13, at council ground in Lapwai Valley in Washinton Territory | ||
'''Vital Records''' | '''Vital Records''' | ||