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  • Flanking lamáta (Canyon of White Bird)
  • Battlefields--Washington (State)--White Bird Battlefield; Cavalry--United States Army--Washington (State)--Cottonwood; Landscape photography; Military retreats; Passes--Mountain passes; Valleys--Canyons; War--War casualties; Nez Perce
  • Canyon flanking south extremity of lamáta (White Bird Battlefield). Butte on the skyline is the one that ’álok’at (Chief Alokat) was seen to ride from behind by hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf), and gallop slowly to the right. The bugler was killed...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Metis xe’xépil (half-leggings)
  • Clothing & dress; Bead embroidery; Leather garments; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • The term "Metis half-leggings" originated in the mid-1800s when indigenous employees of fur trading companies wore xe’xépil (leggings) below the knee to protect expensive cloth trousers from wear. The Metis are an indigenous Canadian people,...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • húusus 'ewyíin' (Wounded Head's) drinking cup
  • Drinking vessels; Handicraft; Campaigns & battles; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This drinking cup was owned and constructed by Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warrior húusus 'ewyíin (Wounded Head). Though drinking cups served everyday, practical uses, this particular drinking cup maintains important significance in Nimíipuu (Nez Perce)...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Site where hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) killed a soldier
  • River; Nez Perce
  • Soldier killed by hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf), in the opening in willow thicket, seen across the ' ickum'kiléelixpe (Big Hole River), ' ickum'kiléelixpe (Big Hole Battlefield).
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Location Where piyopyóot’alikt (Peo Peo Tholekt) and a ceeptitím’nin (Cheyenne) Warrior had a Duel
  • 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...
  • Scene where piyopyóot’alikt (Peo Peo Tholekt) and a ceeptitím’nin (Cheyenne) warrior had a duel, c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain battle), September 30, 1877. The smaller stone heap is where piyopyóot’alikt (Peo Peo Tholekt) stood...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Retreat of the Soldiers
  • Bridge; Nez Perce
  • Site where soldiers retreated across Pole Bridge. In foreground, pole bridge (comparatively recent). At extreme right, ford where old trail crossed the 'ickum'kiléelixpe (Big Hole River). The soldiers retreated up the timbered slopes seen back of...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection

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