NEZ PERCE NATIVE AMERICAN BRAVE - 1881 PHOTO by W.S. BOWMAN, PENDLETON, OR

Description

We are offering an 1881-1895 Cabinet Card Photograph of a Nez Perce Brave.  Photo is by W.S. Bowman, Pendleton, Oregon.
The Nez Perce tribe lived in the plateau regions found in parts of present day Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Montana.  The men wore leggings sometimes covered by robes, and from what we read, men and boys also liked to wear fringed skirts over their leggings, as in this photograph.
In 1877, the Nez Perce tribe were told to give up their ancestral lands in the Pacific Northwest and move to an "Indian" reservation in Idaho, which was in violation of the 1855 Treaty of Walla Walla, that had granted the tribe 7.5 million acres in their ancestral lands and the right to hunt and fish on the land.  This pushed the Nez Pence into war with the U.S. army, fought between June and October 1877.  Led by Chief Joseph, a series of battles were fought between the Nez Perce and General Oliver Howard, and later General Nelson A. Miles.  On October 5, 1877, Chief Joseph was forced to surrender to the U.S. forces, and the Nez Perce War came to an end.
CONDITION: Excellent