Chief Joseph

  • male, deceased (1904)
Description:
Chief Joseph (1840-September 21, 1904) was the chief of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce Indians during General Oliver O. Howard's attempt to forcibly remove his band and the other "non-treaty" Indians to a reservation in Idaho. For his principled resistance to the removal, he became renowned as a humanitarian and peacemaker. Wikipedia
Born:
January 1, 1840
Died:
September 21, 1904
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  • Wikipedia

    The definitive Wikipedia entry for Chief Joseph. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Joseph

  • Today in History: October 5

    sources archives yesterday tomorrow Chief Joseph Surrenders I am tired of fighting.
    memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/oct05.html

  • The Friends of Bear Paw,...

    Friends of Bear Paw, Big Hole & Canyon Creek Battlefields -- official non-profit organization of the Nez Perce War of 1877.
    www.friendsnezpercebattlefields.org

  • PBS - THE WEST - Chief Joseph

    The man who became a national celebrity with the name "Chief Joseph" was born in the Wallowa Valley in what is now northeastern Oregon in 1840.
    www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/chiefjoseph.htm

  • U.S. Treasury

    www.publicdebt.treas.gov/sav/sbichief.htm