Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 9, 1806
The party prepared to break camp, rounding up and hobbling their horses in anticipation of moving the following day. A Nez Perce chief the men nicknamed Cut Nose traveled some distance to hunt young eagles, climbing a tree by means of a rope and obtaining several birds. The expedition members noted that the Indians valued these eagle feathers highly, using them to make painted, warlike headdresses that held considerable cultural importance among the tribe.
us last night, a chief we call cut nose went some distance after
young Eagles, got several by climbing a tree by a by a rope,
the feathers of these eagles the Indians make head dresses war
like & paint them & is a great thing among them, we got up our
horses and hobbled them as we intend to moove to morrow.
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us last night. A chief we call Cut Nose went some distance after young eagles, and got several by climbing a tree using a rope. The Indians make headdresses out of the feathers of these eagles for war, and they paint them. It is a great thing among them. We got up our horses and hobbled them, as we intend to move tomorrow.
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