A Biography of Chief Joseph

1840-1921 By:

Alexandria Koon

BACKGROUND*Born in The Wallowa Valley*His father died when he was in his teens*He only saw his mom when he was born*The Nez Perce War happened

1871*His dad died and then he became chief

* His dad died in the Wallowa War

1877

• The Nez Perce Wars happened.

• There were two wars.

• The first one his dad fought in and died.

• The second one he fought in.

1878• Joseph’s long

journey

Joseph moved to Idaho with his band(tribe) because the government forced his tribe to move.

1871

*His tribe, the Nez Perce moved to Oklahoma. *He moved to Oklahoma in June because the government forced his tribe to move again.

1879• He gave a speech in Washington D.C.

• His speech was that he wanted peace between his tribe and the U.S. government.

• It really improved how the government treated the Nez Perce tribe.

Character Traits

• He was caring because he protected his tribe instead of worrying about himself.

• He was brave because he fought for his tribe with no one looking after him.

Quote“For myself, I don’t care. It’s for them

I will surrender.”

It means that he wanted to

protect his tribe from death no matter what.

RESOURCES

http://www.californiaindianeducation.org/famous_indian_chiefs/pics/Chief_Joseph.jpg

http://library.byways.org/a/static_maps/000/000/284/ChiefJoseph_map.gif

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Chief_Joseph-1877.jpg/240px-Chief_Joseph-1877.jpg

http://ricecr0607.wikispaces.com/file/view/Nez_Perce_warrior_on_horse.jpg/30659094/272x342/Nez_Perce_warrior_on_horse.jpg

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