Nez Perce Native Americans

The Nez Perce Native Americans surrendered in Montana Territory in 1877 and were eventually brought to Fort Leavenworth as prisoners of war.  It was at the final surrender of the Nez Perce when Chief Joseph gave his famous "I Will Fight No More Forever" speech in October of 1877.  The conflict stemmed from the refusal of several bands of the Nez Perce "non-treaty Indians", to give up their lands and move to a reservation in Idaho.  Another example of a violation of the 1855 Treaty of Walla Walla, which granted the Indians 7.5 million acres in the Pacific Northwest. 

Wayside Point of Interest #14