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Nez Perce
The Nez Perce people live primarily in Idaho, and have a population of about 3,500. They were a horse people, and led a successful breeding program. The program did so well, that it became financed by the US government. They are also known as successful fishermen, and this has been historically their main food source.
283 Questions
What housing did the nez perce have?
Originally, the Nez Perce lived in underground houses, called earth houses. They made these homes by digging an underground room, then building a wooden frame over it and covering the frame with earth, cedar bark, and tule mats. Later, when they began to follow the buffalo, they lived in teepees.
Who did Lewis and Clark meet during their expedition?
1.) Arikara Indians
2.) Assiniboine Indians
3.) Athabaska Indians
4.) Blackfeet
5.) Colombian Plateau Indians
6.) Cree Indians
7.) Crow Indians
8.) Eliatan
9.) Eneshur
10.) Flathead
11.) Grand Osage
12.) Hidatsa Indians
13.) Mandan Indians
14.) Minitari
15.) Nez Perce
16.) Omaha
17.) Oto
18.) Pawnee
19.) Shoshone
20.) Sioux
21.) Skillute
22.) Teton Sioux
23.) Yakima
24.) Yankton Sioux
What natural resources did nez perce use?
The Nez Perce were a hunting and gathering people. They used the natural resources from the land to make bows, arrows, and spears. Homes were made of earth, cedar bark, and poles they made from local timber. Clothing was made from deerskin, and decorated with beadwork, shells, and painted designs. They made dug-out canoes by hollowing out tree trunks.
They lived in Tipis and Longhouses.Sorry for id's idiot answer 8-/
What did the Nez Perce Tribe eat on?
The Nez Perce are a group of Native Americans that are from the Pacific Northwest. Fish were an important source of food for this group, as well as berries, nuts, and fruits.
To which Native American culture group did Chief Joseph belong?
Chief Joseph belonged the Nez Perce Tribe of the American Northwest.
Can someone change the name of a dead person?
Since dead people can't do business, there's no reason to make a "legal" name change. Of course, people can be called all sorts of things, and after death, they can't object. Sometimes what a person is called during his life isn't his official name and sometimes after he's dead, people revert to the "real" name, and sometimes they don't.
Ulysses Grant wasn't Grant's name; it was Hiram, but he didn't like the initials HUG. Charlemagne's name was Karl; his son Louis's name was Ludwig. Nicholas Copernicus's name was Mikolaj Kupernik. Saladin's name wasn't Saladin; it was Yusef ibn Ayyub. Chief Joseph's name was "Thunder rolling over the mountains" (in Nez Perce). Geronimo's name was Gothalay ("One who yawns"). Gerald Ford's name was Leslie King.
How did the apaloosa get its name?
The horses were located in the Palouse region of the North West. According to the Appaloosa Museum, they were often called "a palouse horse and, eventually, the a became part of the name.
Apalousey was the first form of the name which later became Appaloosa.
What happened to chief Joseph and his people?
Chief Joseph led his people in an effect to hold on the the Nez Perce homeland and to avoid war with the United States.
What was the climate like where the nez perce lived?
Some 3,500 years ago, the climate in this region was more moist and cool than at ... Because of this, more Indians than at any other time lived in the Blue Mountains.
What happened to the Nez Perce after they surrenderd?
the government broke the treaty protecting there land when gold was found on there land
Who developed the Appaloosa breed?
Well they were first breed by the Nez Perce Indians of Northwest America. But they are descended from horses that imported to America by the Spanish conquistador's in the 16th century.By the mid-1700s the Nez Perce Indians had established the breed.
What religion beliefs and practices did the nez perce have?
Nez perce religion is that they use drums for events. They give thank to gods by only drinking water.
When did the government break its treaty with the Nez Perce?
gold was discovered on their land - apex
What did the Nez Perce worship?
The Nez Perce people, call themselves Nimi'ipuu, which means the "real people" or "we the people." The name "Nez Perce" was given to them through an interpreter with the 1805 Lewis and Clark expedition.
The Nez Perce were of the Idaho Plateau. They inhabited the area west of the Crow river in the Rocky Mountains north of Yellowstone River.
Tribal chief was generally an inherited position, the headman was at times also a shaman, a religious figure, and healer.
They believed that each individual had a guardian spirit that provided a unique identity and a special skill in hunting, perhaps, or healing or quilling. Care was needed to protect the power; if it resided in a medicine bag, for example, that object must be kept in a particular way. Allowing it to be mishandled, damaged, or touched by the wrong person could have disastrous results.They held ceremonial dances to assure good harvests, promote social harmony, and give protection from evil forces. The Great Spirit, was the connection to all life.Nez perce people and craftse enjoyed arts
Who was Chief Joseph and what happened to his people the Nez Perce?
Chief joseph is a chief who led his people 1200 miles to freedom but got caught at the border.
Who was the Nez Perce who said you will fight no more forever?
Chief Joseph was part of the tribe Nez Perce in Wallowa Valley in Northwest Oregon
This is the speech he said
I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed. Looking Glass is dead. Toohulhulsoteis dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men who say yes or no. He who led the young men is dead.
It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are--perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead.
Why is chief Joseph important?
Chief Joseph is most famous for his principled resistance to the forced removal of his tribe, of Nez Perce native Americans, to a reservation in Idaho. As a result of his stance, he became widely renowned and famous as a peacemaker and as a humanitarian.
