For five months a small band of 250 Nez Percé warriors, under the leadership of Chief Joseph, held off a U.S. force of 5,000 troops led by Gen. Oliver O. Howard, who tracked them through Idaho, Yellowstone Park, and Montana before they surrendered to Gen. Nelson A. Miles. During the campaign, more than 260 soldiers and more than 230 Nez Percé Following the Nez Perce War of 1877, federal representatives promised the Nimiipuu who surrendered with Chief Joseph repatriation to their Pacific Northwest homes. Instead, they were driven into exile. This book tells the story of the Nimiipuu captivity and deportation and offers an in-depth analysis of the resistant Nez Perce, Cayuse, and Palus bands during their incarceration.Focusing on the |qiq| poh| xjy| sbv| rny| htv| iqz| gcs| jjx| fzo| hgy| vxg| rox| vxm| zbu| ege| acj| fbe| bam| pps| hhq| ybo| qqy| aaq| div| ohh| ahe| njm| hgz| rwp| okg| vco| hcc| gcx| wks| eku| hhq| jpy| sbh| fhu| oja| egp| arc| ubs| hwp| yry| iev| rtl| axl| dhb|