Chief Joseph led his band of Nez Perce during the most tumultuous period in their history, when they were forcibly removed by the United States federal government from their ancestral lands in the …

Chief Joseph (born c. 1840, Wallowa Valley, Oregon Territory—died September 21, 1904, Colville Reservation, Washington, U.S.) was a Nez Percé chief who, faced with settlement by whites of tribal …

Apr 2, 2014 · Chief Joseph was a Nez Perce chief who, faced with settlement by whites of tribal lands in Oregon, led his followers in a dramatic effort to escape to Canada.

Jan 28, 2025 · Chief Joseph (Heinmot Tooyalakekt, l. 1840-1904) was the leader of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce Native American nation, who, in 1877, resisted forced relocation from his ancestral …

Heinmot Tooyalakekt (Thunder Rising to Loftier Mountain Heights), also known as Chief Joseph, was a prominent figure among the Nimiipuu, or Nez Perce. He is best remembered as a leader during the …

Mar 15, 2025 · The Nez Perce leader popularly known as Chief Joseph (1840–1904) is an iconic figure of the Indian Wars. The Nez Perce were forcibly dispossessed of their ancestral lands in the Wallowa …

Feb 9, 2010 · For more than three months, Chief Joseph led fewer than 300 Nez Perce Indians toward the Canadian border, covering a distance of more than 1,000 miles as the Nez Perce …

Chief Joseph, the leader of the Nez Perce tribe, is perhaps one of the most significant figures in Native American history. His leadership during the Nez Perce War of 1877 is a compelling narrative of …

Jul 18, 2025 · Chief Joseph - Nez Percé, 1903. The name of Chief Joseph is better known than that of any other Northwestern Indian. To him popular opinion has given the credit of conducting a …

Mar 3, 2025 · Chief Joseph, loved and respected in his Nez Perce tribe, was beleaguered and misunderstood by the white man in the 1800s, and especially by the U.S. government. Today, …