Spanish Peaks Library District

Part historical narrative, part travelogue, and part environmental plea, this book recounts an astonishing journey. Joseph, chief of the peaceable Nez Perce band in Oregon's Wallowa Valley, had long sworn to uphold the dying words of his father: "This country holds your father's body. Never sell the bones of your mother and your father." Yet, in 1877, as the U.S. government confined the tribe to ever smaller reservations, the fateful decision of several...

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce speaks with great dignity, clarity and eloquence of his life, of promises made and broken, of humankind's relationship to the earth, and of the oneness of all peoples during an 1879 trip to Washington D.C.

Fighting the government's efforts to force the Nez Percé Indians onto a reservation, Chief Joseph led his people on a one-thousand-mile retreat from the military troops whom he could outwit but not overpower. Only forty miles from his goal--Canada--he was forced to surrender.

Discusses the histoyr, traditions, way of life, and future of the Nez Perce Indians.

In 1911, when her family leaves the reservation to live and work on a large Oregon ranch, ten-year-old Jessie decides to forget her Nez Perce upbringing only to realize its true value when she relies on traditional skills to find a lost Appaloosa foal and protect it from being attacked by a cougar.

This epic journey is not at all what she expected. Joel Vargas can't believe he's lost his older brother in the wilds of the Rocky Mountains after surviving their harrowing voyage across the Atlantic. And he can't shake the feeling that Adam--his only living relative--is in dire trouble. No matter what the cost, he and his band of friends won't stop until Adam is found. He's not sure if two Indian women they meet on the way will be a help or hindrance.After...

Five proud Nez Perce warriors are determined to force the tribe and the encroaching white settlers into a deciding conflict spurred by misunderstanding, fear, and greed.

"By mid-1877, trouble in the Northwest is bewing like a foul broth. Ill will is growing between white settlers and the Non-Treaty bands of the Nez Perce. The American government is forcing the Indians from their homelands onto the reservation. Many go quietly, thinking more about their families than of the pride of their warriors. But for a few holdouts, there's no room for compromise. Their history, their heritage, and their ancestors are buried...

Introduces the Nez Perce, including their history, religion, and customs.

When Soun Tetoken undergoes his Wyakin (the ritual meditation period prior to becoming a man), a dramatic event occurs that changes his life and results in the arrival of a coyote pup who shares his adventures from that day on.