Having passed through the Bitterroot Valley, the non-treaty Nez Perce bands crossed the Continental Divide into the Big Hole Valley on Aug. 7, 1877. A high, open grassland, the valley provided forage ...

On October 5, 1877, Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph formally surrendered his forces to General Nelson A. Miles and General Oliver Otis Howard at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana Territory. This effectively ...

Even in an era when many Americans believed Indians to be savage impediments to U.S. expansion, the 1877 war between the Nez Perce and the U.S. Army had lots of citizens rooting for the tribe. To ...

The Nez Perce Indian Nation will present the Chief Redheart memorial ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The annual ceremony pays tribute to “tribal ideals, ...

A distinguished scholar of American history makes a significant contribution to Oxford’s excellent series Pivotal Moments in American History in this definitive analysis of the United States’ 1877 war ...

You might not, at first, remember why you know the name "Chief Joseph." He was a well-regarded leader within the Nez Perce tribe that battled the U.S. Army in 1877. The Nez Perce had tried, usually ...

Today, we'll examine some lesser-known facts regarding the Old West. We'll also discuss Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce. The ...

The horrors and challenges of the Nez Perce War of 1877 come to life at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Ravalli County Museum in Hamilton. A panel of specialists will detail the actions in the Montana Territory ...

“The Dying Grass,” the 23rd title by the famously prolific William T. Vollmann, is the fifth entry in his “Seven Dreams,” a cycle of novels centering on encounters between Europeans and Native ...

To get on the list to order a custom Pendleton wool blanket depicting the Nez Perce War, email Terry Ball at [email protected]. The price has not yet been set. CASCADE — As retiree Terry Ball ...

Steamboats could go no farther up the Missouri River once spring runoff passed. A boat landing opposite the island on the north shore sat in the middle of nowhere - half way between Fort Peck and Fort ...