by Rich Wandschneider | Apr 7, 2026 | Chief Joseph, Indigenous cuisine, Iran, Joseph Band, Nespelem, Nez Perce
I woke up this morning with a pit in my stomach, an ache for my friends, family, country, and indeed the world. And this after a wonderful weekend in Nespelem, Washington at a First Foods Feast with the walwa ma—sometimes called the “Joseph”—band of the Nez Perce...
by Rich Wandschneider | Nov 21, 2023 | Elliott West, General Howard, General Miles, Indian history, Indian Horse, Indian wars, Isaac Stevens, Joseph, Joseph Band, Lewis and Clark, Nex Perce history, Nez Perce, Nez Perce treaty, Nez Perce War
Elliot West’s “The Last Indian War” was published in 2009, so it has been around. I’d not read it, but it was handy and I needed to check a date or name, so picked it up. And read a page or two. And decided I should read it. Read it because what West does is put the...
by Rich Wandschneider | Mar 10, 2016 | Chief Joseph, Homeland Project, Indian religion, Joseph Band, longhouse, Nez Perce, Plateau Indian, seven drums, Wallowa
We’ve been talking about building a Longhouse on the grounds of the Nez Perce Homeland Project (Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center, Inc. is the official name of the organization) outside the town of Wallowa for many years. I can’t remember exactly how...
by Rich Wandschneider | May 27, 2015 | Albert Barros, Alvin Josephy, Joseph Band, Josephy Center, Nez Perce, Nez Perce National Park, Wallowa Country, Wallowa Valley Day Camp
Beadwork byAllen Pinkham, Jr.The Nez Perce National Historical Park celebrates 50 years this summer, which also marks the centenary of Alvin Josephy’s birth. Josephy, who passed away in 2005, wrote The Nez Perce and the Opening of the Northwestand is the...
