by Rich Wandschneider | Feb 22, 2013 | 1855 treaty, 1863 treaty, Idaho gold rush, Indian treaties, Indian wars, Isaac Stevens, Nez Perce, Walla walla treaty, Wallowa Country
In 1863 the Joseph or Wallowa Band Nez Perce lived quietly in the Wallowa Country, isolated by mountains on three sides and the Snake River Canyon to the east. There were no white settlers—though a couple of French trappers married to Nez Perce women had lived among...
