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Nez Perce

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Chief Joseph __ "Suppose a white man should come to me and say, “Joseph, I like your horses. I want to buy them.”... I say to him, “No, my horses suit me; I will not sell them.”...Then he goes to my neighbor and says, “Pay me money, and I will sell you Joseph’s horses.”...The white man returns to me and says, “Joseph, I have bought your horses and you must let me have them.”...If we sold our lands to the government, this is the way they bought them." More about this great man here. - From Powersource.com - http://www.powersource.com/gallery/people/joseph.html

Chief Joseph, Nez Perce __ "Chief Joseph, known by his people as In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat (Thunder coming up over the land from the water), was best known for his resistance to the U.S. Government's attempts to force his tribe onto reservations. The Nez Perce were a peaceful nation spread from Idaho to Northern Washington. The tribe had maintained good relations with the whites after the Lewis and Clark expedition." - By Glenn Welker - http://www.indians.org/welker/joseph.htm

Chief Joseph Surrenders ___Use the 'Next' arrow at the bottom of each page to view all three pages which recount the story of Chief Joseph's flight and surrender. - Illustrated - From America's Library - http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_chiefjoseph_1.html

The Flag of the Nez Perce Nation ___Get a bit of history as you learn about the Nez Perce tribal flag. - Illustrated - From Don Healy - http://hometown.aol.com/Donh523/navapage/nezperce.htm

History Happens -- 'Fight No More Forever' ___As you read the lyrics, you can listen to this song which recounts the story of the Nez Perce people's flight across the Bitterroot Mountains. - Text only - From History Happens - http://ushistory.com/fight.htm

Idaho Natives / Nez Perce Tribe __ A look at contemporary Nez Perce life and economics. You will find several articles related to this as well as to history. - illustrated - From University of Idaho - http://www.uidaho.edu/idahonatives/nez/

Lewis and Clark . Native Americans . Nez Perce Indians | PBS __ An excellent overview of the Nez Perce. "The Nez Perce Indians lived in scattered villages in the Plains west of the Rocky Mountains. About 4,000 in number, they were excellent horsemen and owned the largest horse herd on the continent. They fished for salmon along the Clearwater and Snake rivers, and harvested camas plants in mountain meadows." - illustrated - From PBS - http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native/nez.html

National Geographic: Lewis & Clark Tribes Nez Perce Indians __ "As typical plateau Indians, the Nez Perce fished the Clearwater and Snake Rivers and harvested camas roots. When Clark and other members of the expedition emerged exhausted and starved from their journey through the Bitterroot Mountains, the Nez Perce greeted them with dried buffalo, camas root bread, and fish. Unfortunately this rich diet had an adverse effect on the digestive systems of the explorers." This tid-bit and more. - illustrated - From National Geographic - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/record_tribes_013_12_17.html

Nez Perce __ "The Nez Perce Indians were once the largest congregation of tribes in the western United States. They spanned across the open lands of the northwest and even went as far as the Great Plains during the hunting season." A brief summary of Nez Perce history and culture. - From University of Minnesota - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/nez_perce.html

Nez Perce Indians __ "To understand the Nez Perce people you must first understand their landscape. Legends of their cultural ties to land run as deep as the canyons of the nearby Clearwater River. It’s a land defined by weather, etched by rivers and freed from time. The land holds the answers; provides the sustenance. Even the traditional Nez Perce calendar is interwoven with the surrounding landscape." A great introduction to the Nez Perce - illustrated - From Valley Vision - http://www.lewis-clarkvalley.com/indian.html

Nez Perce Indians, Call Themselves Ni Mii Puu Meaning The People __ Brief overview of Nez Perce including some historic photos. - illustrated - From Clearwater Historical Museum - http://www.clearwatermuseum.org/nezperceindians.htm

Nez Perce Indians Spent Eight Months at Fort Leavenworth __ Read this chapter in the history of the Nex Perce. "For eight months spanning the winter of 1877 and summer of 1878, Fort Leavenworth was an interim prisoner of war camp. In the bottoms near the Missouri River, on the site of a former race track, the army confined about 400 of the Southern Nez Perces and their leader, a chief among chiefs in American Indian history: Chief Joseph." - From J. H. Johnston III/Leavenworth County Historical Society and Museum - http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/leavenwo/library/NEXPERCE.htm

Nez Perce Tribe __ The official website of the Nez Perce Tribe. You will find history and culture, current events, law (the tribal code) and much more. - illustrated - From Nez Perce Tribe - http://www.nezperce.org/Main.html

Nez Perce - Yellowstone Area Raid 1877 __ "Chief Joseph, leader of the “non-treaty” Nez Perce Indian Tribe, earned the respect of General Nelson A. Miles (Bear Coat), who finally halted their march north to Canada after losing their land. The tribe sneaked down Clarks Fork in Yellowstone Valley thus evading the 7th Cavalry. His capture shifted the public’s interest from Custer’s defeat." Learn how and why this event took place. - From Rootsweb.com - http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtygf/county/nezperce.htm

The Pursuit of Chief Joseph ___"Read this first-person account (from a contemporary U.S. military viewpoint) of Chief Joseph's famous flight for freedom with his Nez Perce people. There's an interesting bit about disagreements between the generals involved." - Text only - From PBS -
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/six/joseph.htm

Reservation Treaty of 1895___The full text of the treaty describing the Nez Perce reservation. It was signed by Grover Cleveland. - Text only - From Rootsweb - ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wa/indians/resorder/np1895.txt

Nisqally

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Nisqually Indian Tribe __ "Pete is a Nisqually Elder, and has started this page to provide tribal information until the tribe has it's own site in place. This page is a work in progress..." - From Unknown (Pete) - http://home.att.net/~p.e.s/Nisqually.html

Nisqually Indian Tribe "The Nisqually Tribe is an American Indian nation in western Washington State. The tribe resides on a reservation in the Nisqually River valley near the river delta. The reservation is adjacent to the Fort Lewis Military Reserve and situated on the lower Nisqually River east of Olympia." History, culture, more. - From u-s-history.com - http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1561.html

Nisqually Indian Tribe - Official Site "We envision the Nisqually Indian Tribe as a place of harmony for all people, interconnected with all things, where spirits are strong and good. Families and relations are united and healthy. Our elders carry the wisdom and traditional ways of the past, and pass it on to our youth. Our people honor, support, and encourage each other to grow and find our own way. We walk proudly into the future." You will find history, culture and much more. - illustrated - From nisqually-nsn.gov - http://www.nisqually-nsn.gov/?

Nisqually Indians __ A general overview of the Nisqually. Background color makes the text difficult to read but there is some good information there. - From Unknown - http://www.angelfire.com/art2/nisqually/

Palouse

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National Geographic: Lewis & Clark—Tribes—Palouse Indians __ Get information about Native American (Indian) Tribes Lewis & Clark met on the expedition--accounts of the encounters, historical pictures, paintings. - From National Geographic Society - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/record_tribes_067_13_26.html

Palouse Falls __ You will find information about the Palouse Indians near the bottom of the page. - illustrated - From spokaneoutdoors.com - http://www.spokaneoutdoors.com/pfalls.htm

Resources on the Palouse __ List of online Palouse resources. - From mongabay.com - http://www.mongabay.com/indigenous_ethnicities/north_american/Palouse.html

Quileute

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Lapush Washington ___Read some history and current information about the Quileute people. - Text only - From the Forks-Web - http://www.forks-web.com/fg/quileute.htm

QNR Home Page - Quileute Natural Resources - La Push, Washington __ Quileute Home Page. "The Quileute Natural Resources Mission: Our goals are to provide treaty year-round fishing opportunity within the Quileute Usual and Accustomed Treaty Area for Quileute Tribal members, for commercial, ceremonial, and subsistence purposes; and to assure primary hunting and gathering rights can be exercised within the Treaty Ceded Lands." - illustrated - From quileutetribe.org - http://www.quileutetribe.org/

Quileute Language and the Quileute Indian Tribe Quileute language information and the culture, history and genealogy of the Quileute Indians. - From native-languages.org - http://www.native-languages.org/quileute.htm

Quileute Tribal School Homepage of the Quileute tribe's school, with cultural information, pictures and a newsletter. - illustrated - From quileute.bia.edu - http://www.quileute.bia.edu/

Quileute (tribe) __ "Quileute is a group, currently numbering approximately 750, of Native American peoples from western Washington state in the United States. The Quileute people settled onto the Quileute Indian Reservation after signing the Treaty of Point Elliott with the former Washington Territory in 1855." An encyclopedic article. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quileute

Quileute Thunderbird Myth __ Quileute legend of the Thunderbird - From washington.edu - http://www.atmos.washington.edu/quillayute.html

Quinault Nation

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Jefferson County and the Quinault Indian Nation ___Two Memorandums of Understanding, both full text -- one from Jefferson County and one from the Quinault Indian Nation. - Text only - From Fourth World Documentation Project Archive - www.halcyon.com/pub/FWDP/Americas/qinjcmou.txt

National Geographic: Lewis & Clark—Tribes—Quinault Indians __ "Get information about Native American (Indian) Tribes Lewis & Clark met on the expedition--accounts of the encounters, historical pictures, paintings." - illustrated - From National Geographic Society - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/record_tribes_089_14_7.html

Peaceful Warriors Passing Through ___The author of this essay calls Joseph B. DeLaCruz "perhaps the greatest American Indian leader of the twentieth century in the United States..." You need to scroll about halfway down the page to learn about this man. - Text only - From the Center For World Indigenous Studies - http://www.cwis.org/fweye/fweye-9.html

Portland Area Office - Quinault Indian Nation __ General information, some history, and important medical information. - From ihs.gov - http://www.ihs.gov/facilitiesservices/areaoffices/portland/portland-nation-quinault.asp

Quinault Indian Nation Demographic Profile __ Statistics, population and demographic information. A PDF file, Acrobat Reader needed. - From ghcog.org - http://www.ghcog.org/members/Profiles/QuinaultProfile.pdf

Quinault Indian Tribe __ "Quinault. "A corruption of kwi'nail, the name of the largest settlement situated at the present site of the village (Taholah)" at the mouth of the Quinault River." You will find general information, a list of Quinault towns and additional online resources. - From accessgenealogy.com - http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/washington/quinaultindianhist.htm

The Quinault Indians __ Curtis' early 20th-century ethnography of the Quinault tribe. - From northwestern.edu - http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/viewPage.cgi?showp=1&size=2&id=nai.09.book.00000027&volume=9

Quinault Language and the Quinault Indian Tribe __ "Quinault language information and the culture, history and genealogy of the Quinault Indians." - From native-languages.org - http://www.native-languages.org/quinault.htm

Quinault Legends __ A couple click-to-read Quinault legends and resources for others. - From native-languages.org - http://www.native-languages.org/quinault-legends.htm

Quinault Nation __ A look at the current status of the Quinault Nation. "Quinault Pride Seafood Products are from the Quinault Indian Nation at Taholah, Washington. Made up of the Quinault and Queets tribes, our people have taken great care to safeguard the natural resources on which our ancestors survived centuries ago." That quote is just one example of the Quinault's concern for natural resources and the environment. - From indigenouspeople.net - http://www.indigenouspeople.net/quinaul.htm

The Quinault Nation ___A good description of the tribal flag's seal can be found here. - Flag image - From Don Healy - http://users.aol.com/Donh523/navapage/quinault.htm

Shoalwater Bay

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Shoalwater Bay ___Brief information about tribal location, history and administration. - illustrated - From the Squaxin Island Tribe & the Squaxin Island Museum - http://www.spipa.org/shoalwaterbay.shtml

Shoalwater Bay Tribe __ Brief encyclopedic entry. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoalwater_Bay_Tribe

Skokomish

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Culture and History of the Skokomish Tribe __ "What is now known as the Skokomish Tribe actually was primarily composed of Twana Indians, a Salishan people whose aboriginal territory encompassed the Hood Canal drainage basin in western Washington State." A good overview of Skokomish history and culture. - illustrated - From hood.hctc.com - http://hood.hctc.com/~skok1/historyculture.htm

Skokomish Tribal Code __ Laws and bylaws of the Skokomish Tribe. - From ntjrc.org - http://www.ntjrc.org/ccfolder/skokomish_tribalcode_toc.htm

Skokomish Tribal Nation ___Official tribal website with information about history and current information including fisheries, natural resources and administration. - Illustrated - From the Skokomish Tribal Nation - http://www.skokomish.org/

Skokomish Tribal Nation - Corporate Charter Document __ Full text of Skokomish charter. - From skokomish.org - http://www.skokomish.org/SkokConstitution&Codes/Constitution/CorpCharter.htm

Skokomish Tribal Profile ___Information about the tribe, its history and area, and some miscellaneous facts. - Text only - From the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board - http://www.npaihb.org/profiles/tribal_profiles/Washington/Skokomish%20Tribal%20Profile.htm

Skokomish Tribe Historic Preservation Office __ "Functioning under the authority of Section 101(d)(2) of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and Resolution 00-63(78) of the Skokomish Tribal Council, the Skokomish Tribal Historic Preservation Office (STHPO)." Learn about their activities and goals in this brief overview. - illustrated - From hood.hctc.com - http://hood.hctc.com/~skok1/historic.htm

SPIPA-Skokomish ___Brief information about tribal location, history and administration. - illustrated - From the Squaxin Island Tribe & the Squaxin Island Museum - http://www.spipa.org/skokomish.htm

Spokane

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"Children of the Sun: A History of the Spokane Indians" __ A full, multi-chapter, online book, a history of the spokane Indians. - From David C. Wynecoop - http://www.wellpinit.wednet.edu/sal-cos/cos_toc.php

Spokane Indian Reservation __ An overview of the Spokane Indian Reservation with history, culture and photos. - illustrated - From spokaneoutdoors.com - http://www.spokaneoutdoors.com/indirese.htm

A Spokane Indian Timeline __ Timeline of important dates for the Spokane Indian Tribe. - From wellpinit.wednet.edu - http://www.wellpinit.wednet.edu/sal-hist/reading.php?iinclude=../sal-hist/timeline.txt

Spokane Tribe of Indians ___Official website of the Spokane people with history and current information. - A few images - From the Spokane Tribe of Indians - http://www.spokanetribe.com

Spokane Tribe of Indians __ You will find information on myths and legends, language, history, and a special section of information for the younger student. - illustrated - From Wellpinit School District - http://www.wellpinit.wednet.edu/spokan/spokan.php

Squaxin Island Tribe

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Encyclopedia: Squaxin Island Tribe ___Encyclopedic entry for this Washington State tribe. - Text only - From Nationmaster.com - http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Squaxin-Island-Tribe

The People of the Water ___Official, comprehensive information about the Squaxin Island Tribe. The sound file of Coast Salish music requires the Flash plug-in. - Illustrated - From the Squaxin Island Tribe - http://www.squaxinisland.org/frames.html

SPIPA-Squaxin Island ___Brief information about tribal location, history and administration. - One photo - From the Squaxin Island Tribe & the Squaxin Island Museum - http://www.spipa.org/squaxinisland.htm

Squaxin Island Tribal Profile ___Information about the tribe, its history and area, and some miscellaneous facts. - Text only - From the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board - http://www.npaihb.org/profiles/tribal_profiles/Washington/Squaxin%20Island%20Tribal%20Profile.htm

Tulalip

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The Flag of the Tulalip Tribe of Washington ___A description of the tribal flag, along with a bit of information about the Tulalip people. - Illustrated - From Don Healy - http://users.aol.com/Donh523/navapage/tulalip.htm

Treaty of Point Elliott ___Access the full text of this 1855 treaty which established the Tulalip Reservation. - Text only - From a personal website - http://tulalip_mom.tripod.com/treaty.html

Tulalip Tribal Profile ___Information about the tribe, its history and area, and some miscellaneous facts. - Text only - From the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board - http://www.npaihb.org/profiles/tribal_profiles/Washington/Tulalip%20Tribal%20Profile.htm

The Tulalip Tribes ___Learn all about the implementation and successes of the mentoring program at Tulalip Option School. - Text only - From Canku Ota -
http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues00/Co04082000/CO_04082000_TulalipStudents.htm

Tulalip Tribes Home ___Good information about Tulalip businesses, services, departments and regulations. - Videos require Windows Media Player - From the Tulalip Tribes - http://www.tulaliptribes.com/

Umatilla/Wallawalla

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Bones of Contention ___This PBS webpage provides a transcript of a program by the same name. The topic at hand is whether or not the Umatilla people or scientists have the right to decide the fate of the ancient skeleton we know as Kennewick man. - Text only - From PBS - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june01/kennewick_6-19.html

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation ___This official tribal website provides information about such topics as history and culture, government and news and issues. - Illustrated - From the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation - http://www.umatilla.nsn.us/

Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Tribal Profile ___Information about the tribe, its history and area, and some miscellaneous facts. - Text only - From the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board - http://tinyurl.com/2rh6d

Tamástslikt Cultural Institute ___You'll find a great deal of informative text on this site's pages, but there are no images to speak of (unless you count the commercial pages). Topics include exhibits, events and museum history. - Text only - From the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute -
http://www.tamastslikt.com/

Umatilla ___This article discusses the Umatilla participation in salmon restoration projects in the Pacific Northwest. A list of tribal facts can be found to the right of your screen. - One image - From the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission -
http://www.critfc.org/text/umatilla.html

Yakima/Yakama

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Newest Yakama Warrior ___Although he's a few years older than he was at the time this article was published, it's still a good story about a young boy who is showing great talent as a traditional dancer at Native Powwows around the United States. - Illustrated - From Canku Ota -
http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues00/Co12162000/CO_12162000_Yakama_Warrior.htm

Yakama Forest Products ___"The Yakama Indian Nation manages and harvests 309,000 commercial acres of saw log timber. The annual allowable cut is one hundred forty three million board feet per year." As you navigate though the pages of this website you'll learn about the importance of the timber industry to the economy of the Yakama Nation. The Yakama history link button seems to be non-operative. - Illustrated - From Yakama Forest Products - http://www.yakama-forest.com/

Yakama Nation ___This article discusses the Yakama participation in salmon restoration projects in the Pacific Northwest. A list of tribal facts can be found to the right of your screen. - One image - From the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission - http://www.critfc.org/text/yakama.html

Yakama Nation Tribal Profile __ Information about the tribe, its history and area, and some miscellaneous facts. - Text only - From the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board - http://tinyurl.com/2jwvd

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