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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...
    • 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...
    • lepít híisemtuks (Two Moons)

    • Warriors; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Two Moons; Nez Perce
    • Photograph of lepít híisemtuks (Two Moons), a Nez Perce Warrior, who fought in the Nez Perce Wars of 1877. "Two Moons," or " lepít híisemtuks," described many of his stories about tribal warfare to McWhorter. Although he had a small stature, lepít...

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