Nez Perce National Historical Park

Nez Perce Country by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. Reviewed by Darby C. Stapp, PhD, Richland, WA Nez Perce Country presents a synthesis of Nez Perce Indian history and culture. The Nez Perce are an American Indian group indigenous to the Snake and Clearwater river drainages in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The Nez Perce are among the most written about American Indian groups in North America. The high level of recognition among the dominant society is primarily due to the national exposure gained in the late 1870s when the U.S. Army chased the men, women, and children of the Wallowa Band of ... Read Full Story

Canoes, Salmon Fishing, and the Nez Perce Native American Indians of the Plateau Region of North America The history and culture of Native American Indians in the Plateau region of North America is long and rich, dating back over 10,000 years. The Nez Perce people, one of the many indigenous groups from the Plateau region, have been living in the Clearwater, Snake, and Salmon Rivers area of the Plateau for most of this time, growing to develop a complex and highly sophisticated lifeway that was in harmony with the regions ecosystems. Perhaps nowhere is this symbiotic relationship more apparent then with salmon and salmon ... Read Full Story

Following the Nez Perce Trail is not what I expected, really. It's cooler and better and way more interesting than what I originally had in mind! Following the Nez Perce Trail IS a history book. It details the story of the Nez Perce Indians being forced from their homeland in 1877. It covers quite a bit of territory - from Oregon to Oklahoma and all the way up to Canada. This book includes eye witness accounts of sorrow, horror and hope. Published by OSU Press , in the introduction to this 2nd Edition, author Cheryl Wilfong herself says that she drove 8,000 miles of ... Read Full Story

The narrows have the same sort of water as the first meadow but the fish are feistier and a bit more gullible. Local legend reports that the fish can be, in fact, a bit bigger in this section, (we can't verify it.) .. Last Meadow extends to the foot ... The fish here are just the most sociable of all the trout in the park. They will dance with anyone and eat anything. Forty years ago we would tie small twigs and bits of pine needles to hooks and catch them - ahhh, youth! ... Fly Fishing In Yellowstone National Park - http://flyfishyellowstone.blogspot.com/ Read Full Story

Laughing Nez Perce Family                                                                                                  ©Marilyn Angel Wynn As a photographer , there are thousands of pictures that I'm thrilled to have documented. One of my all time favorites was taken during a trip to the Nez Perce tribe up in Northern Idaho. Each May, Chief Looking Glasses band of Nez Perce honor their youth. A 2-day ceremony, give-away and feast are held to show respect for the young teens who have picked their ... Read Full Story