Nez Perce
Tribe · mentioned in 82 journal entries · view full profile →
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Native Nations Astonished by Seaman — Offer Horses in Trade
Apr 18, 1805 · Missouri River, North Dakota
"made overtures to acquire Seaman"
Rescued by the Nez Perce at Weippe Prairie
Sep 20, 1805 · Weippe Prairie, Idaho
"met expedition on Weippe Prairie"
Weippe Prairie, rescued by Nez Perce — John Ordway: September 22, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 22, 1805 · Weippe Prairie, rescued by Nez Perce
"identified in footnote as flat head nation"
— transcribed as Nez Perces
Clark: October 15, 1805
Oct 15, 1805
"guides helping run dangerous rapids"
Lewis: February 7, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 7, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"nation near waters of the Kooskooske"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: February 15, 1806
William Clark · Feb 15, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"horse-owning nation of Columbia plains"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: February 15, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 15, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"nation with many horses"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: February 19, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 19, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"common red deer found in their neighborhood"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: February 20, 1806
William Clark · Feb 20, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"nation on the Koskooske river"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: February 20, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 20, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"mentioned in connection with Kooskooske river"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 1, 1806
William Clark · Apr 1, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"people holding their horses near Kooskooske"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: April 1, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 1, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"keepers of expedition's horses near Kooskooske"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 2, 1806
William Clark · Apr 2, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"destination for retrieving horses"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: April 2, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 2, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"destination tribe for obtaining horses"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 6, 1806
William Clark · Apr 6, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"destination where horses are held"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 7, 1806
William Clark · Apr 7, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"destination near Rocky Mountains"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: April 7, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 7, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"destination tribe for dried meat journey"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 14, 1806
William Clark · Apr 14, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"style of legins and mockersons compared"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: April 14, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 14, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"leggings and moccasins in their style"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 15, 1806
William Clark · Apr 15, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"shirts similar in form"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: April 15, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 15, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"compared shirt style to theirs"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 16, 1806
William Clark · Apr 16, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"visit Skillutes to trade horses"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 18, 1806
William Clark · Apr 18, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"man who returned powder and ball"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 20, 1806
William Clark · Apr 20, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"shirts compared to Enesher dress"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: April 20, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 20, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"shirt style compared to theirs"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 21, 1806
William Clark · Apr 21, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"man lent horse to carry load"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: April 21, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 21, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"destination country with accompanying Indian"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 22, 1806
William Clark · Apr 22, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"guide informed of next village distance"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: April 22, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 22, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"their guide accompanying party"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: April 23, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 23, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"man met returning up river; language compared"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 24, 1806
William Clark · Apr 24, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"man with family accompanies expedition"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: April 24, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 24, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"man accompanying party with family and horses"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 25, 1806
William Clark · Apr 25, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"hired horse taken from Hall"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: April 25, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 25, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"fellow traveller identifying chiefs"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: April 30, 1806
William Clark · Apr 30, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"man brought back missing horse"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: April 30, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 30, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"man with family traveling with party"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: May 1, 1806
William Clark · May 1, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"man with family accompanying expedition, gave advice"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 1, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 1, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"man guiding party, then left behind"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: May 2, 1806
William Clark · May 2, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"man from whom horse was obtained"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 2, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 2, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"horse obtained from a Chopunnish man"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 3, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 3, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"We-ark-koomt is 1st Chief of large band"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: May 4, 1806
William Clark · May 4, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"Nez Perce, distributed in small villages"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 4, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 4, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"distributed in small villages collecting quawmash"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: May 5, 1806
William Clark · May 5, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"guide and lodges along Kooskooske"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 5, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 5, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"Nez Perce, hosts at lodges"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: May 6, 1806
William Clark · May 6, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"similar dress, bury dead on stony hillsides"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 6, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 6, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"similar dress to Skeetssomish"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 6, 1806
John Ordway · May 6, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"county location in footnote"
Clark: May 7, 1806
William Clark · May 7, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"burial customs and ornaments described"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 7, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 7, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"bury dead in board sepulchres above ground"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 8, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 8, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"river name and people in region"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: May 10, 1806
William Clark · May 10, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"nation of chiefs receiving medals"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: May 11, 1806
William Clark · May 11, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"hosting captains, principal chiefs identified"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 11, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 11, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"nation hosting captains, receiving councils"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: May 12, 1806
William Clark · May 12, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"hosting expedition, council about peace"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: May 13, 1806
William Clark · May 13, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"described as stout, well-formed, active"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 13, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 13, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"described as stout, well-formed men"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 14, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 14, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"tried to exchange horses with them"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: May 18, 1806
William Clark · May 18, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"met at the quarmash grounds last fall"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 18, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 18, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"met last fall at quawmash grounds"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: May 27, 1806
William Clark · May 27, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"attentive to aged, respectful to women"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 27, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 27, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"attentive to aged and women"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: May 28, 1806
William Clark · May 28, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"held council, resolved to pursue advice"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: May 28, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 28, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"first met at quawmash ground last fall"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 29, 1806
John Ordway · May 29, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"implied hosts at fishery lodge"
Clark: June 1, 1806
William Clark · Jun 1, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"river name referencing the tribe"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: June 1, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 1, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"river named for tribe"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: June 2, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 2, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"bands burying dead with stones on graves"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: June 6, 1806
William Clark · Jun 6, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"Broken Arm's nation, awaiting council"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: June 8, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 8, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"nation with Yeletpos band"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: June 10, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 10, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"first met at quawmash flatts last fall"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: June 11, 1806
William Clark · Jun 11, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"natives who prepare quawmash root"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: June 11, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 11, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"call the plant quawmash, prepare it"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: June 17, 1806
William Clark · Jun 17, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"river named for them, dividing ridge"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: June 18, 1806
William Clark · Jun 18, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie
"Indians beyond Kooskooske, to provide guide"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: June 18, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 18, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie
"Indians in plains beyond Kooskooske"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Clark: June 20, 1806
William Clark · Jun 20, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie
"name bear Yahkar; at war with Shoshones"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: June 20, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 20, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie
"named the bear Yah-kar; informants on routes"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Nez Perce Guides Lead Them Over the Bitterroots
Jun 26, 1806 · Lolo Trail, Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho
"hired as guides over Bitterroots"
Clark: July 1, 1806
William Clark · Jul 1, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
"young man given small medal"
— transcribed as Chopunnish
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 4, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 4, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"namesake of West Fork"
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 7, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 7, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"referenced in footnote about 1877 war"
