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  • Medicine Tree with Chiefs
  • Forest; Flathead Nation; Salish; Charlot, Martin; Vanderberg, Victor; Nez Perce
  • Site of the historical medicine tree in the łitáan (Bitterroot) Valley. The historical medicine tree in the łitáan (Bitterroot) Valley "The Flatheads, as well as the Nez Perces, paid homage to this tree, and left offerings when passing. Among the...
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  • Yes-to-lah-lemy
  • Indians of North America
  • Standing Yakima woman; McWhorter described Mrs. Willimas, wife of Ceasar Willimas, or Lu-pah-hin as a woman of strong intellect with high standing among her people. Her father, Quas-quit, was a Yakima, while her mother, Au-a-whoa, was the daughter...
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  • hinmatóowyalahtq̓it' (Chief Joseph's) wahiloskó's (quirt)
  • Riding whips; Handicraft; Leather goods; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • wahiloskó’s (quirts or horse whips) have served a variety of important functions throughout Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) culture. In terms of everyday use, wahiloskó’s (quirts) were used to control horses, but they have also served symbolic or ceremonial...
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  • séelix (Flathead) Members at Medicine Tree
  • Flathead Nation; Nez Perce
  • Group of séelix (Flathead) members in front of a tree; "The historical Medicine Tree in the Bitter Root Valley. The Flatheads, as well as the Nez Perce, paid homage to this tree and left offerings when passing. Among the Flatheads here shown are...
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  • ceremonial wahiloskó’s (quirt)
  • Riding whips; Ceremonial objects; Handicraft; Leather goods; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • A wahiloskó’s (quirt) or horse whip is an important aspect of the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) peoples' connection to horses. Though Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) men and women used wahiloskó’s (quirts) in daily life to control horses, they also served purposes in...
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  • Looking Across the Battlefield at c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain)
  • Battlefields--Montana--Bear Paw Battlefield; Cavalry--United States Army--Washington (state)--Bear Paw; Land--Mountains; Land--Rock formations; Landscape photographs; Military retreats; Mountains (Montana); Passes--Mountain passes; Peace; Peace...
  • Landscape view across the battlefield at c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain) where the Nez Perce dug shelter pits for the noncombatants. With freezing weather and limited food supplies, suffering was very great among the Nez Perce. Though...
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  • hímiin maqsmáqs’ (Yellow Wolf's) replica tim’úuni (bow)
  • Bow and arrow; Bow and arrow making; Weapons; Campaigns & battles; Subsistence hunting; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This specific tim’úuni (bow) is a replica of a tim’úuni (bow) Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warrior hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) was carrying during the Nez Perce War of 1877 battle lamáta (The Battle of White Bird Canyon). lamáta (The Battle of White...
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  • yéey’e (Bear grass)
  • Xerophyllum tenax; Weaving; Basket making; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • yéey’e (Bear grass or Xerophyllum tenax) is a type of plant belonging to the corn lily family that primarily grows in the western U.S. and Canada. Among many Native American peoples, including Nimíipuu (Nez Perce), yéey’e (bear grass) was woven...
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  • Eagle Roaring
  • Warriors; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Eagle Roaring; Nez Perce
  • 1908 photograph of Eagle Roaring, a Nez Perce warrior who fought in the Nez Perce Wars in 1877. Known to white people as George Comedown, Eagle Roaring belonged to the group of Nez Perce traditionalists who actively shared their cultural knowledge...
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  • Penahwenonmi's (Helping Another's) fleshing tool handle
  • Scrapers (Tools); Tanning; Hides and skins; Leather; Buckskin; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This fleshing tool was used to dress and remove the skins and hides from hunted animals and as a tanning implement to treat the skins/hides for use as buckskin/leather. The buckskin could then be used for various purposes, such as clothing, bags,...
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