Chief Joesph

What was Chief Joseph's American Indian name?

• Thunder Mountain

• Hen-mai-too-yai-lat-kee

• Olokot

• Walla Walla

Why did the Nez Perce War of 1877 start?

• The Nez Perce found gold on their land.

• Chief Joseph wanted to attack the U.S. Army.

• The U.S. government broke its promise about land.

• The Nez Perce wanted to expand their territory.

What did Chief Joseph say when he surrendered?

• The war is not over.

• We have won the battle.

• We will return to our land.

• I will fight no more.

Where were the Nez Perce taken after the war?

• To a reservation in Idaho

• Back to their homeland

• To Kansas and then Oklahoma

• To the Crow Nation in Montana

What is one way Chief Joseph is remembered today?

• A national holiday is celebrated in his honor.

• There is a town named after him in Oregon.

• He has a statue in Washington, D.C.

• His face is on a U.S. coin.