Idaho ~ America
Description: nimiipuu ~ the Nez Perce
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Nimiipuu ~ the Nez Perce
Chief Joseph Nez Perce: "I am tired of fighting.... from where the sun now stands, I will fight no more. "
A punitive government, which was determined to subdue in soul and spirit the proud Nez Perce, had Chief Joseph and his people sent to Fort Leavenworth as prisoners of war following Joseph's surrender at the Bear Paw Battle . What followed, was an American Tragedy from which America can take little solace or pride. On November 23, 1877, the Nez Perce arrived at Fort Leavenworth where they would remain until the following summer. There in the squalor of a malaria-infested camp, over 21 of the Nez Perce pa
Idaho ~ America