Chief Joseph's War Shirt Fetches Nearly $900,000 at Auction

ICTMN Staff
July 23, 2012
A war shirt worn by legendary Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph has sold for $877,500 at the annual Coeur d'Alene Art Auction in Reno, Nevada...

Indigenous Nations Prefer Citizenship to Secession, Though Some Have Tried

Duane Champagne
July 10, 2012
Stay or go? When it comes to Indian tribes and the United States, the answer has almost always been the former. And for that, there are many reasons. When the U.S...
Chuck Trimble

Joe Garry of the Coeur d'Alene: Hero of 20th Century Indian America

The Northwest Tribes have produced some of history’s greatest leaders, most notably Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce. In modern times the most important leader ever to come out of the Northwest in Indian Affairs was Joseph R....

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April 11, 2012

Whitebird Battle Remembered: Nez Perce Hold Annual Memorial

Jack McNeel
June 20, 2011
WHITEBIRD, IDAHO—It was June 17, 1877...

Where Did Chief Joseph Get His Mesopotamian Tablet?

ICTMN Staff
March 24, 2011
When Chief Joseph, a renowned Nez Perce leader, surrendered to Europeans in 1877, he gave a special gift to General Nelson Appleton Miles, wrote Vine Deloria, Jr...

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