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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 kind of weapons did the nez perce indians use?
The Nez Perce were fierce warriors that used bows and arrows, knives, war spears and leather shields as their weapons. They had a type of launcher for the spears called a atlatls.
What tribe lived in rectangular cedar plank houses?
Northwest Coast lived in it. Bella Coola, Haida, Kwakiuts, Makah, Nez Perce, Nisqualli, Nootka, Quinault, Puyallup, Salish, Snohomish, Spokane, Shuswap, Swinomish, Tlingit, and Tsimshian.
In the northwest US along the Snake River in western Idaho, northeast Oregon, and southeast Washington.
Name one of the major American Indian tribes in the US?
The Northern Cheyenne.
The Sioux.
The Arapahoe.
The Nez Perce.
The Navajo.
The Mendocino.
The Commanche.
The Ponca.
The Alamadea,
The Contra Costa.
The Shawnee.
The Mohave.
The Crow.
The Salish.
The Catawba.
The Yuma.
The Huron.
The Acoma.
The Chitimacha.
The Paiute
The Aleut.
The Zuni.
The Hopi.
The Anasazi.
The Chippewa.
The Miami.
The Chicasaw.
The Potomac.
The Kern.
The Madera'
The Mariposa.
The Ute.
The Iroquois.
The Choctaw.
The Cherokee.
The Seminole.
The Inuit.
The Mohawk, and probably a thousand more.
Who was the nez perce leader who battled the government both in combat and court system?
Chief Joseph the Younger
Who said from where the sun now stands you will fight no more forever?
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe tried to lead his people to Canada for safety. They were just forty miles from the Canadian Village when they were captured by the Army. Despondent and worried about his people he made the famous surrender speech. The last line of it is actually "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever"
What is the distance from Calais to Cap Gris-Nez?
There are about 31.6km between Calais, France and Cap Gris-Nez.
This is the route:
- Take A16 BOULOGNE, from Calais, to SORTIE (EXIT) 36 towards MARQUISE and RINXET; turn right off the exit ramp onto D191 towards CAP GRIS-NEZ.
- Take D191 to Cap Griz-Nez.
How did Isacc Stevens get his coat?
Sir Isaac Stevens most likely got his coat from the Nez Perce Indian Tribe at a council meeting.
There are two proper nouns: Chief Joseph and Nez Perce (names).
Leader, name, thunder and mountains are nouns.
The term "Native American" is a proper adjective, a compound form.
How did Lewis and Clark make it to the Pacific Ocean?
they first started out on the Missouri river the problems were mosquito's, native attacks, dead forest in the water, and when they get to the rocky mtns with Sacajawea they suffer food and water. they slumbered with the nez perce Indian's and then paddled off to the west they were now going down stream on the Colombian river. this journey was historical because they let a girl and a slave vote where to stay when they got to the pacific ocean on the west coast side of the USA. :))) enjoy
When was the Pince-Nez style of spectacles introduced?
Pince-nez spectacles are worn by placing them on the bridge of one's nose and pinching the frame to the nose. They do not have earpieces and simply rest on the nose. They were worn as early as the 15th century, however, became more popular starting in the 1840's.
He was a Civil War vetran who was born in Baltimore and died at Leavenworth, Kansas in 1882. He is a probable victim of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and or Combat Fatigue. He was wounded at the Chappell House Battle, served at Petersburg and the Battle of the Weldon Railroad and served with Reno at the Battle of the of the Little Big Horn where he earned his reputation. He was wounded again in 1877 at Canyon Creek fighting against the Nez Perce. He was court-martialed and convicted for being drunk on duty in 1879. His sentence was commuted by President Rutherford B. Hayes and he died at the age of 39.
Were the Mormons the 1st settlers in Oregon?
No. The first inhabitants of Oregon were indiginous Native American groups, including the Bannock, Chasta, Chinook, Kalapuya, Klamath, Molalla, Nez Perce, Takelma, and Umpqua.
The first permanent white settlement was in 1811 at Fort Astoria. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) did not begin until 1830, and the first Mormons to set foot in Oregon did not arrive until 1887, when a group of Mormon businessmen arrived to set up a lumber mill. When this first group of Mormons arrived, there were already about 300,000 white people living in Oregon.
What did nez perce get together for in the spring?
Spring was a busy time for Nez Perce (Nimipu) men and women. The Chinook salmon spawning season meant that men could use nets, spears and traps to catch large numbers of fish; hunters also sought elk, deer and mountain sheep while the women took their sharp, hardwood digging sticks to the lower valleys to find kouse roots used for soup or to make cakes that could be stored all year.
Spring was also the time for gathering bitterroot in the Missoula area. This plant was considered a great delicacy.
Information on The Great Plateau?
It is the great great plateau and also called the high plateau.
It stretches from Oregon, Washington,western Montana, and a bit of northern California. The Native American tribes lived there and one of the most famous are the "Nez Perce" who fought against the white settlers.
