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Life on Joseph Creek

by Rich Wandschneider | Apr 21, 2016 | Alvin Josephy, Charles Mann, Joseph Canyon, Joseph Creek, Nez Perce, Snake River Country, Wallowa Country

Joseph Canyon USFS photoAlvin Josephy talked about Indians’ relationship to land, and how, from the get-go, Europeans did not understand it. Europeans saw land as an economic resource, not just a “home” place to live on and live with.  In fact, the Book of...
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