Chief Joseph

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Native American leader human tribal chief

Chief Joseph was a prominent Nez Perce leader renowned for his resistance to U.S. government removal policies and his eloquent advocacy for his people's rights.

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Chief Joseph canonical 18

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American leader ⓘ
human ⓘ
tribal chief ⓘ
advocatedFor equal rights and fair treatment for Native Americans ⓘ
return of his people to their homeland in the Wallowa Valley ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it ⓘ
Young Joseph ⓘ
birthDate 1840-03-03 ⓘ
birthPlace Wallowa Valley ⓘ
surface form: Wallowa Valley, Oregon Country
burialPlace Nespelem, Washington ⓘ
causeOfDeath reported as a broken heart by the attending physician ⓘ
conflict United States–Native American wars ⓘ
surface form: Indian Wars

Nez Perce War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
date 1877 ⓘ
dateOfSurrender 1877-10-05 ⓘ
deathDate 1904-09-21 ⓘ
deathPlace Colville Indian Reservation ⓘ
surface form: Colville Indian Reservation, Washington, United States
detainedAt Fort Leavenworth, Kansas ⓘ
Indian Territory ⓘ
surface form: Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma)
distanceTraveled over 1,000 miles during the 1877 retreat ⓘ
ethnicity Nez Perce ⓘ
famousQuote I will fight no more forever. ⓘ
father Old Joseph ⓘ
givenName Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt ⓘ
honoredBy monuments and memorials in the United States ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Nez Perce ⓘ
laterRelocatedTo Colville Indian Reservation ⓘ
surface form: Colville Indian Reservation, Washington
led Nez Perce retreat toward Canada in 1877 ⓘ
legacy symbol of Native American resistance and dignity ⓘ
memberOf Nez Perce ⓘ
surface form: Nez Perce tribe
notableFor advocacy for Native American rights ⓘ
leadership during the Nez Perce War of 1877 ⓘ
resistance to U.S. government removal policies ⓘ
occupation orator ⓘ
tribal leader ⓘ
placeOfSurrender Bear Paw Mountains, Montana Territory ⓘ
positionHeld leader of the Wallowa band of Nez Perce ⓘ
role principal leader of the non-treaty Nez Perce during the Nez Perce War ⓘ
spokeIn Washington, D.C. ⓘ
spokeTo Rutherford B. Hayes ⓘ
surface form: President Rutherford B. Hayes

members of the U.S. Congress ⓘ
subjectOf numerous books and historical studies ⓘ
paintings and photographs ⓘ
succeeded Old Joseph as leader of the Wallowa band of Nez Perce ⓘ
surrenderedTo Nelson A. Miles ⓘ
surface form: General Nelson A. Miles

Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
surface form: General Oliver O. Howard

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Nez Perce War → commandedBy → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Nez Perce War → notableLeader → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Nez Perce → leaderDuring1877War → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Chief Joseph Dam → namedAfter → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Looking Glass → notableAssociation → Chief Joseph ⓘ
White Bird → allyOf → Chief Joseph ⓘ
White Bird → workedAlongside → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Battle of the Clearwater → commander → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Battle of White Bird Canyon → relatedPeople → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Battle of the Big Hole → commander → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Battle of Canyon Creek → commander → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Battle of Canyon Creek → primaryOpposingCommanderNezPerce → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Battle of Bear Paw → commander → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Battle of Bear Paw → opponentCommander → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Battle of Bear Paw → surrenderedLeader → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Nimiipuu → leader → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Nez Perce Reservation → associatedWithHistoricFigure → Chief Joseph ⓘ
Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt → alsoKnownAs → Chief Joseph ⓘ