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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23PP_tiwi-8729-teqis-old-chief-joseph_Joseph-OR.html
Born between 1785 and 1790, tiwi∙teqis came to be the principal leader of the walwá∙ma (Wallowa Band), In 1839 he was baptized and christened "Joseph," a name he carried of the rest of his life, despite later renouncing Christianity. …
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In the Memory of Chief Old Joseph Died 1870 Chief "Old" Joseph "Twaeet Tu-eka-kas Born about 1783 - Died 1872 Baptized as Joseph by Dr. Spaulding
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23PN_wallowa-lake_Joseph-OR.html
Wallowa Lake fills a depression that was formerly occupied by a great river of ice that flowed out of the high Wallowa mountains to the south. This glacier reached its greatest size in the late Pleistocene age, about 12 to 40 thousand years ago. A…
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23OZ_only-the-sounds-of-the-horses_Joseph-OR.html
In 1877, the wal'wáama were driven out of the Wallowa Valley, which had been their homeland since time immemorial. Leaving was full of heartbreak and hardship. Over the next 1170 miles they would join with other Nez Perce bands, cross extremely r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23OX_iwetemlaykin-state-heritage-site_Joseph-OR.html
Iwetemlaykin is Nez Perce for "at the edge of the lake." It is pronounced ee-weh-TEMM-lye-kinn and the Nez Perce spelling is 'Iweté · mlaykin. This site is part of the ancestral homeland of the Nimigpuu (Nez Perce) and is considered …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23O9_salmon-for-trade_Joseph-OR.html
Spring signaled the return of food for the Wal'waama (the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce). The first roots began to appear, and most important, the salmon returned. The sockeye runs in the Wallowa River were heavy, teeming with at the promise of he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23O8_putting-down-roots_Joseph-OR.html
By the 1870s, the Wallowa Valley was changing. Settlers from the eastern U.S. slowly moved in, drawn to good farmland and the ideal grazing land for cattle and horses that the valley offered. The settlers brought with them a different way of loo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D08_the-imnaha-canyon-shelter-and-sanctuary_Joseph-OR.html
We all need shelter: plants, animals and people. For countless ages many have found what they need here in the Imnaha. The canyon walls protect against harsh weather and the river provides its life-giving waters to the dry landscape. The Imnaha su…
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