nez perce indians

In the late nineteenth century, a young Nez Perce girl relates how her people were driven off their land by the U.S. Army and forced to retreat north until their eventual surrender.

A collection of stories about a young Indian girl named Kaya. Kaya dreams of becoming a leader but she has lessons to learn still. For example, she learns the importance of responsibility when she is distracted by a bareback horse race when she was supposed to be caring for her little brothers.

Presents the life of the chief of the Nez Perce Indians, Chief Joseph, who was forced by the federal government to move his people to a reservation in the West.

The story of the Indian leader who tried but failed to get his people into Canada in 1877 so that they would not be sent to a reservation.

The heroic, tragic story of the Nez Perce Indians andtheir leader, Chief Joseph and their 1700 mile fight-ing retreat from the Wallowa Valley of Idaho.

In 1765, the arrival of an injured stranger arouses suspicion in Kaya's village.

In the late nineteenth century, a young Nez Perc? girl relates how her people were driven off their land by the U.S. Army and forced to retreat north until their eventual surrender.

Biography of the Nez Perc? Chief who in a dispute with the United States Army successfully led his outnumbered tribe on a one-thousand mile retreat.

Examines the history, culture, and changing fortunes of the Nez Perce tribe. Includes a picture essay on their crafts.