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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)...
    • 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,...
    • Northernmost Cemetery Butte

    • 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
    • The battle of lamáta (White Bird Canyon) occurred following several Salmon River raids that alerted General Howard, who then dispatched Capt. Perry with ninety-nine men, mounts, camping equipment, and three days rations. Capt. Perry's orders were...
    • Nez Perce tim’úuni (Rifle) Pits and Marker 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; Monuments & memorials; Mountains (Montana); Passes--Mountain...
    • On the back of the photo: "Looking across the battlefield of Bear Paw Mountains with the Nez Perce rifle pit at the left and Indian marker nearby, while other markers and scar between them appear in the distant center. Photo Nov 24th 1932 by Emil...
    • 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...
    • Place Where Tah-tah-koh-lih-kin was Wounded

    • 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...
    • Behind this boulder, a Nez Perce warrior lay sniping Miles' men at c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain). Left: Ed Fredlund, right: Raymond R. Noyes, of Chinook. Photo Nov 24th 1932 by Emil Kopac Oshkosh Neb. "Ed Fredlund, county surveyor, and...
    • Bullet-Scarred Boulder at c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain Battlefield)

    • Bear Paw, Battle of, Mont., 1877; Battlefields--Montana--Bear Paw Battlefield; United States--Army--Cavalry; Land--Mountains; Land--Rock formations; Landscape photography; Mountains--Montana; Mountain passes--Montana; Peace negotiations;...
    • A boulder scarred by bullets from the c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Battle of Bear Paw Mountain), which occurred between September 30 and October 5, 1877. It was here that the Nez Perce made their last stand before surrendering to Colonel Nelson Miles....
    • Chief Crow Blanket

    • Costume & clothes; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Winchester firearms; Rifles; Belts (Clothing); Fur; Talismans; Tribal chiefs; Chief Crow Blanket; Studio portrait; Nez Perce
    • Chief Crow Blanket, who was a member of the wal'wáama/qemúynuu (Wallowa/Joseph band), rests his tim’úuni (rifle) on one of three rocks placed by his feet. He also has a fur talisman tied to his right arm.
    • Chief Moses, James T. Erwin, and White Swan

    • Indians of North America--Portraits; Sinkiuse-Columbia Indians; Erwin, James T.; Moses, Chief, ca. 1829-1899; White Swan, (Crow warrior), 1851 or 2-1904; Tribal chiefs; Group Portrait; Studio Portrait
    • Chief Moses and White Swan are sitting, James T. Erwin is standing behind them. All three men are wearing western-style suits.
    • Horsehair hat band

    • Clothing and dress; Hats; Weaving; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • A hat band is usually make of some kind of fabric, leather, or ribbon and is worn as part of a hat, surrounding the hat just about the brim. This specific hat band is made from black/dark brown horsehair and has three silver pieces attached,...
    • Old Spalding Mission

    • Missions; Cabins; Nez Perce
    • Three people, including two Native Americans, stand in front of the old Spalding Mission, which stood near the bank of the Clearwater at Spalding, Idaho. It has since been moved and converted into a museum building. This photograph was likely...
    • ‘ickum’kiléelixpe (Big Hole) village sketch map [1877], 1927

    • Battlefields--Montana--Big Hole Battlefield; Nez Perce National Historical Parks, 1866-1895; Yellow Wolf; Many Wounds; Nez Perce
    • Original hand-drawn color map, 29 x 22 cm. Drawn by 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds or Sam Lott) and L. V. McWhorter when on the ground with hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf), 1927. Thick blue is the north fork of the ‘ickum’kiléelixpe (Big Hole...

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