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  • wal'áwa (Wallowa Lake, Oregon)
  • Lake; Nez Perce
  • Site of wal'áwa (Wallowa Lake, Oregon). Where Tiwi-teqis (Old Chief Joseph) was buried. "The beautiful valley in which this lake sets was occupied through a broken treaty with the Nez Perces. It was the ancestral home, and burial place of Old...
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  • Panoramic View of lamáta (Whitebird Battlefield)
  • Landscape; Nez Perce
  • Photograph of lamáta (Whitebird Battlefield) with butte. A butte behind which ’álok’at (Alokat) and fifty warriors lay in wait
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  • ’elelímyeté’qenin’ (Young Looking Glass's) band village
  • Landscape; Nez Perce
  • Site of ’elelímyeté’qenin’ (Young Looking Glass's) Band Village with hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) and McWhorter. "At the site of the village occupied by Looking Glass's band, which was destroyed by Howard's command at the beginning of the war;...
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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...
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  • Ash Hollow Battlefield on Blue Creek
  • Battlefields--Washington (State)--White Bird Battlefield; Camps--Indian encampments; Cavalry--United States Army--Washington (State)--Cottonwood; Landscape photography; Military retreats; Passes--Mountain passes; Valleys--Canyons; War--War...
  • This battle was the defining engagement of a short war between the U.S. and the Sioux sparked by disputes over violations of the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851). 600 U.S. soldiers engaged 250 Sioux, which resulted in 86 war casualties. Consequently,...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • White House
  • Battlefields--Idaho--Clearwater Battlefield; Land--Mountains; Valleys--Canyons; Historic sites--Idaho; Gunfights; Campaigns & battles; White house; Nez Perce
  • hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) helped build a tim’úuni (rifle) pit next to this white house. On verso of photograph: "Showing the "white house" mentioned in Yellow Wolf's description of opening fight battlefield of the Clearwater. Shows country...
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  • Valley of the ' ickum'kiléelixpe (Big Hole)
  • Battlefields--Montana--Big Hole Battlefield; Land--Mountains; Valleys--Canyons; Historic sites--Montana; Gunfights; Bannack Yellowstone Park; Clark's Fork; Joseph, Gibbons; Nez Perce
  • Scenic view of the valley in which the 'ickum'kiléelixpe (Bighole Battle) took place. On September 9th, hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph) led his warriors against General Gibbon's army, who attacked the Nez Perce and drove them from their village....
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  • 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....
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  • L.V. McWhorter's ceremonial pipe
  • Pipe smoking; Tobacco pipes; Ceremonial objects; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This ceremonial pipe was made by the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) and given to L. V. McWhorter. The pipe is made from catlinite, which is a type of argillite (sedimentary rock) that is reddish in color. Catlinite is commonly used by many Native American...
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  • Gravestone of Bernard A. Brooks at qém’es (Camas) Meadows Battlefield
  • Campaigns, Military; Battlefields across America; Historic sites; Camas Prairie (Idaho); Nez Perce
  • A scenic view of the site of the qém’es (Camas) Meadows Battle, also known as the Battle of qém’es (Camas) Creek, which consisted of two skirmishes and took place in 1877 during the Nez Perce War. General Oliver O. Howard and the Nez Perce army...
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  • Looking down Little House towards Crow Agency
  • Campaigns & battles, Battlefields--Montana--Little Big Horn; Land--Hills; Historic sites--Battlefields; Indians of North America; Wars--Campaigns of North America; Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876; Kopac, Emil
  • A view of the site of the Battle of the Little Big Horn also known as the Battle of Greasy Grass Creek, which took place in 1876 between the U.S. Army and the Lakota-Northern Cheyenne. Caption on verso of photograph reads "Looking down 'Little...
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  • Custer's Battlefield
  • Battlefields--Montana; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876; Historic sites--Montana; Indians of North America; Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876; Kopac, Emil
  • Site of the Battle of Little Big Horn, which took place in 1876 between the U.S. Army and the Lakota-Northern Cheyenne, and which is also known as Custer's Last Stand. Native Americans refer to it as the Battle of A view of the site of the Battle...
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  • Custer's Battlefield
  • Battlefields--Montana; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876; Historic sites--Montana; Indians of North America; Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876; Kopac, Emil
  • Site of the Battle of Little Big Horn, which took place in 1876 between the U.S. Army and the Lakota-Northern Cheyenne, and which is also known as Custer's Last Stand. Native Americans refer to it as the Battle of A view of the site of the Battle...
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  • L.V. McWhorter's bead and bear claw necklace
  • Necklaces; Jewelry; Jewelry making; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This necklace was assembled by L.V. McWhorter in the style of Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) jewelry. McWhorter most likely learned how to craft the necklace and which specific materials to use from Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) members he met. This specific...
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  • 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) & Black Feather
  • Beadwork; Black Feather; Many Wounds, Chief; Lott, Sam; Jefferson, Green; Black Eagle; Nez Perce
  • Nez Perce Chiefs, 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) and Black Feather are wearing ceremonial dress which is decorated with intricate beadwork. Black Feather is wearing a headdress which is decorated with horns and feathers. This image appears to be...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Brass bullet mold
  • Bullets; Campaigns & battles; Weapons; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This bullet mold (1986.2.56) is made of brass and is used to form bullets. Led is poured into the specific "mold" to form individual bullets of the same shape, as needed. This specific bullet mold is 12.7 cm in length and 1.2 cm in width. This...
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  • Mourning Dove
  • Mourning Dove, 1888-1936; Colville Indians; Indian women; Indian authors; Quintasket, Christine
  • Studio portrait of Mourning Dove, a Colville tribal member sitting in front of a neutral background. She is wearing a traditional Native American dress and necklace which hangs below her knees. She is one of the first Native American woman authors....
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  • Studio portrait of Mourning Dove
  • Mourning Dove, 1888-1936; Colville Indians; Indian women; Indian authors; Quintasket, Christine
  • Studio portrait of Mourning Dove, a Colville tribal member who is sitting in front of a neutral background. She is wearing a traditional Native American dress and a necklace which hangs below her knees. The edges of the image are worn probably due...
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  • Splinter bone awl
  • Awls; Tools; Sewing; Stitches (sewing); Leatherwork; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • An awl is a tool regularly used for stitching, creating holes for sewing, or sewing thick materials, including leather and canvas. While many awls have a bone base with a sharpened point, such as a steel needle, attached to the end, these two awls...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Chief Max Bigman and family
  • Indians of North America--Housing; Tipis; Custer; Battlefield National Monument (Mont.); Crow Agency (Mont.); Indians of North America--Portraits; Tribal Chiefs; Indian Women
  • Chief Max Bigman and family in front of a tipi at the Custer Battlefield, which is located on the Crow Agency in Montana.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection

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