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Winter 2000
Volume 1 Issue 2
’Ením (Winter) 2000
Journey of Heart & Spirit
by Bruce Campbell
It began with a blessing and ended 3,000 miles later with the gift of
a red-tail hawk feather next to Chief Joseph’s grave.
From July 7-22, 1999 ten students and four adults from Merlo Station
High School in Beaverton, Oregon, explored the entire 1,500 mile Nez
Perce National Historic Trail, including a stop in Nespelem,
Washington, where they visited the grave sites of Chief Joseph and
Yellow Wolf.
As part of their academic curriculum, students had studied Nez Perce
history and culture with Michiko Thompson (an enrolled member of the
Nez Perce tribe in Lapwai, Idaho) and Judy BlueHorse (of Nez Perce and
Cherokee descent). Also, staff worked closely with Carla HighEagle,
who enabled the school to receive permission for the trip from the Nez
Perce Tribal Executive Committee (NPTEC).
On July 7, Judy BlueHorse gave a blessing to students and staff,
encouraging everyone to open their “hearts to the spirit of the land
and to walk the trail with love and respect.”
“I’ll never forget what we learned,” said student Brian Hanson, after
he returned from the 3,000 mile journey through five states. “I was
moved by the sheer beauty of the land and by the incredible strength
and dignity of the Nee-Me-Poo. My emotions were overwhelmed by the
history of these great people. Most of all, I was honored to walk this
sacred trail.”
Students first met with Joe McCormack in the Wallowas, and then Diane
Mallickan and Allen Pinkham, Sr., at Spalding. At Sweetwater, Rudy
Shebala, of the Young Horsemen’s Program, organized a trail ride. At
the Bear Paw, Jim Magera dazzled students with his knowledge of Native
American history, and at Nespelem, Charlie Moses arranged a meeting
with Frank Andrews.
“I’m grateful to the Nee-Mee-Poo people who gave us their time,” said
student Doug Cook. “They opened their hearts to us, and that made all
the difference.”
At the Wallowas, Joe McCormack gave students a red-tail hawk feather,
which he had found while taking them to Buckhorn Overlook. The feather
traveled the entire trail, and when students arrived at Nespelem on
July 21, they felt compelled to give this feather to Frank Andrews.
“The feather came from the Wallowas,” said student Amanda Mayer. “We
gave the feather to Frank because it was symbolic of our hope that
Joseph’s band will soon return to their home in the Wallowas.”
“This whole experience changed my life,” said student Brandon
Culbertson, an enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho. “When Frank
showed us where Joseph died, the sky got dark. Then we heard thunder.
Nobody could stop crying.”
Before returning to Beaverton, student Veronica Amador wrote this poem
in her journal:
The tears of women and children fell upon us like rain.
We heard the spirits howl at us in the wind,
Telling us stories of the past.
But our journey gave us a beautiful gift–
It gave us the gift of Mother Earth.
Bruce teaches at Merlo Station High School in Beaverton, Oregon. He
has a keen interest in the Nez Perce people and the history of the
1877 war. It is good to see the younger generation seeking out the
history of the Nez Perce people. We welcome them to join us in Cody
this September.
U.S. Forest Service Update on Proposed Management Approach for Lolo
Trail
During the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, the U.S. Forest Service will
be implementing a permit system to control the amount of people over
the Lolo trail. They are addressing issues such as duration of permit
system, day use and local access to the Trail, lookout rentals,
re-enactments, educational tours, and other special events, safety,
emergencies, restrooms and garbage and monitoring cultural resources.
An updated briefing paper will be forthcoming.
The NPNHT Foundation has a keen interest and is concerned about the
estimated 1 to 4 million visitors coming to the Lolo Trail region
during the Bicentennial. Several groups, including the Nez Perce
Tribe’s Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Committee have concerns over
protection of the physical aspects of the trail, as well as protection
of our cultural resources. As many of you are aware, many sections of
the trail that Lewis and Clark traveled in 1803-1806 in present-day
Idaho was already a well-traveled trail used by the Nez Perce. The Nez
Perce called it k’usey’ne’ískit. For more information, contact Linda
Fee at Kooskia Ranger Station (208) 926-4274.
’Iskítpe is a Nez Perce word that translates to "on the trail, path or
road." This newsletter is published on a quarterly basis and serves
the members of the Nez Perce National Historic Trail Foundation.
Submissions: All readers are encouraged to submit material, stories,
photos, and ideas that relate to the Nez Perce Trail for publication
consideration. All submissions are subject to editing for grammar,
clarity, and length, and the editor reserves the right to reject any
submission. Submissions may be made via email, on a 3.5" diskette, or
on paper. Submissions must be made by the following dates:
Spring: March 20; Summer: June 20; Fall: September 20; Winter:
December 20
Subscriptions: Subscriptions are free to members of the Nez Perce
National Historic Trail Foundation. One-year subscription for
nonmembers is $10 to cover the costs of printing and postage. For more
information, email Carolyn Steiner at steiner@nezpercetrail.net
Nez Perce National Historical Park Update
by Marie Marek
The Nez Perce National Historical Park (NPNHP) has been working with
the Clearwater National Forest on exhibits for the new visitor center
at Lolo Pass. Several meetings have taken place and preliminary
designs and text were reviewed. The Lolo Pass visitor center will not
be open this year or next as new parking facilities and construction
begin. Travelers should be aware that the state will be doing road
construction in several places along U.S. Highway 12 all summer and
there will be traffic delays.
In February, the NPNHP co-sponsored a special speaker for African
American History Month. Dr. Darrel Millner, Professor of Black Studies
at Portland State University shared his expertise on the history of
African Americans in the Northwest. His presentation had a special
focus on the Oregon and California trail experiences and settlement
and history of the Black Buffalo Soldiers in the "Indian Wars". He
also spoke about York, the only African-American member of the Lewis
and Clark Expedition and George Fletcher, the cowboy who rode with the
Nez Perce rodeo champ Jackson Sundown. Dr. Millner presented a special
session at Lapwai High School as well. The program was co-sponsored by
the Lapwai School District and both programs were well attended.
The park has been slowly upgrading information on it's web site. The
Administrative history of Big Hole National Battlefield is now on the
web page along with a site by site guide that includes the park's
general management plan. An expanded web page is being developed and
will be on-line within a few months. Most of the work has been done by
a special volunteer and friend of the park in Seattle, Randy Payne,
along with the web coordinator June Jones. The address is www.nps.org/nepe/.
There is a link to the Big Hole web page. For those who would like
information on any NPS site in the country and a whole lot more, check
out www.nps.org.
Work continues on the Feasibility Study for visitor facilities at the
Bear Paw Battlefield. Park staff are currently reviewing a first
draft. No decisions or preferred alternatives have been arrived at as
of the date of this newsletter.
Park staff are partners in developing a new statewide brochure
entitled "Lewis and Clark and the Native Peoples of Idaho". There will
be an emphasis on how the native peoples viewed and experienced the
expedition. For more information contact Diane Mallickan at NPNHP at
(208) 843-2261 ext. 199.
Upcoming programs include: April 29, 2 p.m.: Dr. James Keyser, will
present a program based on his book, “Indian Rock Art of the Columbia
Plateau” with an emphasis on Buffalo Eddy and Snake River canyon,
Spalding Visitor Center. Regular summer programming will also begin
Memorial Day weekend.
Nez Perce Tribe - Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Committee
The Nez Perce Tribe Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Committee is really
starting to get busy. Due to the overwhelming requests from outside
groups for Nez Perce participation in upcoming Lewis and Clark events,
the Committee recently hired a full-time staff person as project
coordinator. Sharen Stevens, a Nez Perce tribal member with a
background in the hospitality profession, was selected as the
Committee’s project coordinator.
The Committee consists of nine tribal members from throughout Nez
Perce country that volunteer their time to serve on the Committee. The
current committee consists of Allen Pinkham (Chairman), Phillip Allen
(Vice-Chair), Angela Broncheau (Secretary), Simone Wilson (Treasurer),
Otis Halfmoon, Ann McCormack, Brian McCormack, Beatrice Miles and
Elliott Moffett. The committee membership is quite diverse, coming
from various backgrounds with the U.S. Forest Service, National Park
Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Nez Perce Tribal Executive
Committee, Cultural Resources Department, landscape architect,
student, and respected elder. The committee in its current arrangement
has existed for over a year, and meets monthly to discuss current
issues and plan upcoming events.
The immediate goal of the Committee, along with the Nez Perce Tribe,
is to seek funding for a feasibility study for a Nez Perce Cultural
Center. The Tribe is looking at locating the proposed Cultural Center
near the present Nez Perce National Historical Park visitor’s center
at Spalding, Idaho.
The mission statement of the Committee is: “The Lewis and Clark
Expedition of 1803 through 1806 which was a major event that shaped
the boundaries and the very future of the United States. It is the
mission of the Ni Mii Pum (Nez Perce) to observe the Lewis and Clark
Bicentennial and to commemorate the contributions of the Nez Perce
People to the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery by telling their own
story.” Some of the goals of the Committee along with the governing
body of the Nez Perce Tribe (NPTEC) are to:
Recognize that the Nez Perce people played a significant role in
providing the Corps of Discovery with food, shelter, protection,
survival skills and route directions for their successful journey to
the Pacific Ocean and their return;
Include protection of cultural resources, sacred site protection,
cultural interpretation and education;
Commemorate historical events which impacted the Tribe, i.e., 1855
Treaty, war of 1877, etc.;
Commemorating our ancestors with great esteem for their contribution
and preservation of our cultural heritage.
An estimated 3-5 million people are coming to Nez Perce country during
the Bicentennial years. The committee is planning a conference this
June to concentrate on Nez Perce interpretation, training and
education. Details of this conference will be in future newsletters.
Calendar of Events in Nez Perce Country:
March 2000
10-12
28th Annual E-Peh-Tes Pow Wow, Pi-Nee-Waus gym, Lapwai, Idaho.
12-15
Hike the Hill: Trails Advocacy Week 2000, Washington, DC. Contact
Celina Montorfano at the American Hiking Society, 1422 Fenwick Lane,
Silver Spring MD 20910 or fax at (301) 565-6714.
April 2000
*Fort Vancouver Memorial (Red Heart Band), Vancouver, Washington.
May 2000
*Wallowa Valley Memorial, Nez Perce were ordered from homelands on May
15, 1877, Enterprise, Oregon.
June 2000
16-18
Chief Joseph Pow Wow, Pi-Nee-Waus gym, Lapwai, Idaho.
17
*Whitebird Canyon Battlefield Memorial, White Bird, Idaho.
July 2000
1
*Clear Creek (Chief Lookinglass Camp) Memorial
11
*Clearwater River Battlefield Memorial
21-23
Tamkaliks Pow Wow, contact WBNPTIC at (541) 886-3101, Wallowa, Oregon
August 2000
9
*Big Hole Battlefield Memorial, Big Hole, Montana
18-20
Chief Lookinglass Celebration and Pow Wow, Wa’ayas gym, Kamiah, Idaho.
*Contact Wilfred Scott (Scotty) at the Nez Perce Tribe at (208)
843-2253 to confirm dates and for more information.
Meet the Executive Committee of the Nez Perce National Historic Trail
Foundation
Nick Hudson - President:
Nick Hudson is a resident of Park City, Utah. He attended the
University of Nevada, Reno, and the University of California. He is a
fully certified snow ski instructor, teaching skiing at Deer Valley,
Utah, and teaching/guiding mountain biking in the summer. His own
business is Quantum Conference Management, specializing in planning
and conducting corporate and association meetings and conventions,
worldwide.
Nick has been interested in the Nez Perce Trail and history for about
10 years, becoming aware of the Foundation about 4 years ago while
attending the Missoula meeting for the first time. Nick has traveled
the entire Trail, camping and hiking along the way. He went to the
Kansas and Oklahoma sites last year with the executive committee. Nick
collects old firearms of Western history, particularly Colt revolvers
and Winchester rifles.
Nick's interests for the Foundation are to tell the story of the Nez
Perce People, preserve sensitive sites, and provide opportunities for
all people to share experiences that bring them closer together with
each other and with our history.
Charlie Moses, Jr. - Vice President:
Charlie Moses, Jr. is the Vice-President of the Nez Perce National
Historic Trail Foundation. He is a Nez Perce Indian, who was born and
raised on the Colville Indian Reservation, Nespelem, Washington. After
graduation from Nespelem High School, Charlie went to Washington State
University in Pullman, Washington and graduated with a degree in
Business Administration.
A professional career as a Credit Officer for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs in several Western States was enjoyed for 34 years.
After retirement in 1990, Charlie returned to his birthplace and
became a full time cattle rancher with a 200 cow and calf operation.
There are a dozen horses on the ranch with a few good colts raised
each year.
Charlie serves on many local committees such as President of the
Nespelem Senior Center, President of the local Colville Indian
Livestock Association and a member on the Colville Credit Committee.
He also serves on a Washington State University Agriculture Advisory
Board. Charlie has become a historian on the Nez Perce Indian culture
and is writing articles and stories that may some day be published.
Brian McCormack - Secretary:
Brian McCormack is an enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho
and a descendant of the Joseph Band. He recently moved back to the
Lapwai, Idaho area after a long, 15 year absence. He is a graduate of
Washington State University with a bachelor of science degree in
Landscape Architecture. He worked for landscape architectural firms in
San Diego and Portland, Oregon, where he designed resort hotels and
master-planned communities in California, Arizona, Mexico, Tahiti and
Japan. Brian struck out on his own five years ago and formed McCormack
Landscape Design, a landscape design firm that specializes in
providing culturally sensitive designs for Indian people throughout
the western United States. Brian is currently doing master plans for
the Spokane, Grand Ronde, Salt River Pima-Maricopa, Gila River Indian
Community and Nez Perce Tribes. He recently completed construction
drawings for the US Army Corps of Engineers to reestablish treaty
fishing sites along the Columbia River.
Brian volunteers his time on several committees, including serving
over two years as secretary of the NPNHT Foundation. He is also a
member of the Nez Perce Tribe’s Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
Committee. He is actively studying Niimiipuutímt, the Nez Perce
language, and hopes to someday become a fluent speaker.
Brian’s goals as secretary of the Foundation are to increase awareness
of the Trail through continued development of this newsletter,
development of a quality website, and to help protect and preserve the
Nee-Mee-Poo Trail during the upcoming Lewis-Clark Bicentennial
commemoration.
Paul Wapato, Jr. - Treasurer:
Paul Wapato, Jr. is descended from the Manson, Washington band of
Moses Agreement Wenatchi Indians, who were enrolled on the Colville
Indian Reservation after Executive Order which proclaimed the Columbia
Reservation was repealed in 1889. His father, Paul G. Wapato Sr., was
a journalist on several Northwest newspapers until he felt called to
become a Baptist evangelist. His uncle, Paschal Sherman, earned a law
degree and a Ph.D. in American Constitutional History, which led to a
career with the Veteran’s Administration in Washington, D.C. In later
years, and after retirement, Dr. Sherman assisted many tribes in
protecting their civil rights.
Wapato completed high school at Winthrop, Washington. After serving in
an Engineer Battalion in Korea, he returned to work at the Boeing
Company and attend the University of Washington, earning a B.S.,
Mechanical Engineering in 1961. The dawning space age attracted him to
Southern California, where he joined the Garrett Corporation to work
on the Gemini, Apollo, and Lunar Module programs, after which he
concentrated on ultra low-temperature cooling systems for space
surveillance satellites. During those years, he found time to attend
the University of Southern California, adding a Master’s degree to his
credentials.
After a thirty-year career, which saw the Garrett Corporation become a
part of Allied Signal (and now, Honeywell), and the aerospace industry
become stagnated by the end of the cold war, Wapato chose retirement.
Since 1992, he and his wife, the former Ruth Moses, a Joseph Band
descendant, have lived in Bend, Oregon. When not skiing or enjoying
the mountains, both have been active in volunteer service with several
organizations, including the NPNHT Foundation.
Roberta “Bobbie” Conner - Member:
Bobbie Conner is Director of Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, located
on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute opened in July 1998 with three goals:
to preserve the Tribes’ cultures, to accurately present the Tribes’
history, and to contribute to the development of a tribal economy.
Bobbie became Tamástslikt’s first director in April 1998. The 45,000
square foot facility houses three wings: permanent and changing
exhibits, museum services, and public services, including the Store,
Café and a Multipurpose Theater. Prior to this, Bobbie was on loan for
one year to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
During her 13 plus years at SBA, Bobbie launched the national
Preferred Lender Loan Processing Center, was Director of the
Sacramento District, worked in the Rocky Mountain region and
Washington headquarters offices, and served on many national task
forces including the District Director’s Council. She began her
federal career as a Presidential Management Intern in 1984.
Bobbie is a member of the Confederated Tribes and a graduate of
Pendleton High School, the University of Oregon, and Willamette
University’s Atkinson Graduate School of Management.
Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center, Inc. Update
The Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center, Inc. (WBNPTIC)
is considering changing their name to Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland
Project, Inc. at a future Board Meeting. The new name seems to better
reflect their goals and accomplishments over the last five years and
into the future. According to Jo T. Hallam, project manager, “the new
name is more accurate, as the proposed facility is not meant to be
only an interpretive center, but more a site for cultural events.”
In the last year, the WBNPTIC has built the new dance arbor, hosted
the Nez Perce Art in the Wallowas Show and Auction, hosted the Nez
Perce National Historic Trail Foundation, Oregon National Historic
Trail Advisory Council, Cycle Oregon and hundreds of descendent
families and friends throughout the year, continued fund raising
efforts, created a new website (www.wallowanezperce.org), and welcomed
Jo Hallam, one of their founding Directors, back to the Wallowa
valley.
Recently, the WBNPTIC has signed an earnest money agreement on the
160-acre parcel immediately east of their existing site. The
additional site includes an existing farmhouse, which will be used as
a caretaker’s residence. If a grant is secured, the second floor of
the farmhouse will be converted into a bed and breakfast for tribal
elders or visiting dignitaries. The property transfer should be
completed in the next month.
On March 8, a design charette will be held at the offices of the
WBNPTIC to facilitate a new master plan for the site. The design
charette will focus on the original 160-acre parcel, but options may
be explored for the additional 160 acres. Anyone interested in
attending should contact Joe McCormack or Jo Hallam at (541) 886-3101.
In October, we received sad news, our friend and mentor, Earl ‘Taz’
Conner, passed away. He was born February 18, 1938, the Great grandson
of Ollicut (“He who led the young men”), Chief Joseph’s younger
brother, and was founder of the TamKaLiks celebration at Wallowa. To
many, he was the voice of Pow Wow here in the Wallowa. His voice is
one we remember calling dancers to the arbor, announcing the drums,
telling us what is happening at the Pow Wow and what to do next.
“Everybody get up for the next dance. Join us in the friendship
circle!”
Back in 1990, Taz worked for the USDA Forest Service when some Wallowa
valley people joined him in creating the first Pow Wow in Wallowa.
There was a long tradition of Nez Perce participation at Chief Joseph
Days in Joseph, Oregon. But the vision of Taz and collaborators was to
create an event focused on the Nez Perce, to welcome them from exile
to Wallowa valley. This first event was in Wallowa High School and
many of the local people in Wallowa joined together to work on the
dream. Each year the event grew bigger as support grew, both here in
the Wallowa valley and elsewhere.
During recent years volunteers from far outside the Wallowas come here
to give support and labor in the myriad of tasks needed to fulfill an
ever growing list of goals. We look forward to seeing all of you and
more this coming summer.
Now, the Pow Wow has a permanent site, in a new arbor, with the
glorious Wallowa river and cliffs setting off grass fields and tepees.
Taz started this, not by himself, but with help from many others. But
it was his vision that helped shape this place we all admire today.
Niimiipuutímt (Nez Perce Language):
’alatam’áal (a-la-ta-mawl) ~a season between winter and spring,
corresponding roughly to February
’ením (ah-nim) ~ winter
’iskítpe (iss-kit-pah ~ on the trail, path, road
k’usey’ne’ískit (coo-say-na-iss-kit) ~ Bison hunt trail
latíit’al (la-tee-toll) ~ flowering season, corresponding roughly to
March
niimíipuu (nee-mee-poo) ~ the Nez Perce people
qe’ciyéw’yew’(cut-see-yaw-yaw) ~ thank you
wilúupup (wil-oo-poop) ~ season when cold air travels, corresponding
roughly to January
A Message from the NPNHT Foundation President
The 1877 flight of the Nez Perce from their homelands while pursued by
U.S. Army Generals Howard, Sturgis and Miles, is one of the most
fascinating and sorrowful events in western U.S. history. Chief
Joseph, Chief Looking Glass, Chief White Bird, Chief Ollokot, Chief
Lean Elk, and others led nearly 1,000 Nez Perce men, women and
children and twice that many horses over 1,170 mountainous miles, from
June to October of 1877.
The Nez Perce National Historic Trail was established by Congress in
1986 and the Foundation's goal is to help educate those interested in
the historic significance of the conflicts between white settlers and
the Nez Perce Tribal Bands who were driven from their traditional
lands. The Foundation is also involved in a liaison role with the many
landowners and land managers, public and private, having property
along the Trail. They also assist the Nez Perce, Umatilla and Colville
Tribes in preserving sacred sites with respect.
Please join us in Cody, Wyoming in September for our Annual Meeting to
better understand our past, enlighten our present, and enhance our
future. The events planned for our Annual Meeting are in keeping with
Native American cultural traditions to "Take care of your Past." This
is a most interesting and seldom visited section of the Trail. The
exit from the Absaroka Mountains to the Clarks Fork Valley is still a
marvel and a mystery. There are several theories as to the exact route
that the Nez Perce took on their escape to Canada, and we will discuss
these and explore the terrain at the meetings. If you have any
suggestions or ideas for topics or tours, please do not hesitate to
call or write us.
Before the meeting in September, you may want to familiarize yourself
with Nez Perce history. I suggest the following books: "Following the
Nez Perce Trail..A guide to the Nee-Me-Poo National Historic Trail" by
Cheryl Wilfong, “Yellow Wolf: His Own Story,” by L.V. McWhorter, and
“The Nez Perce Indians and the Opening of the Northwest,” by Alvin M.
Josephy, Jr. These books, and others, including video tapes, are
available from the Nez Perce National Historical Park/Northwest
Interpretive Association. Call (208) 843-2261 to request a catalog of
publications.
NPNHT Foundation: 2000 Annual Meeting and Educational Symposium Cody,
Wyoming, September 12-15, 2000
The NPNHT Foundation will be presenting their 2000 Annual Meeting and
Educational Symposium in and around Cody, Wyoming from Tuesday,
September 12 through Friday, September 15. We are planning an
educational and informative meeting, with many activities, both indoor
and outdoor, day and evening. The educational sessions will be held at
the Irma Hotel and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center on Tuesday,
September 12-13. On September 14, we will move up onto the Nee-Mee-Poo
Trail to the Northwest College of Wyoming: A.L. Mickelson Field
Station, for historical presentations, camping and guided walks on the
Trail. The Field Station is located high in the Absaroka Mountains
near the summit of the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway (Wyoming State
Route 296). Several easy to moderate hikes will be led. We will also
lead an auto tour covering Sunlight Basin, Dead Indian Hill and Clarks
Fork Canyon. On Friday, September 15, we will hold the NPNHT
Foundation Board of Directors meeting where we will conduct business
and elect new officers (location pending).
The Annual Meeting will coincide with the Nez Perce Tribe’s Memorial
at Canyon Creek Battle of September 13, 1877. The veterans of the Nez
Perce Tribe will conduct a sunrise pipe ceremony to honor all those
who perished during the Nez Perce War of 1877. The memorial will be
held either September 9-10 or September 16-17, 2000 in Laurel,
Montana. The exact date of the memorial is still tentative (contact
the Nez Perce Tribe for actual dates).
For those travelers who have additional time, the NPNHT Foundation
will be coordinating events on both weekends before and after the
Annual Meeting. We will provide speakers on Nez Perce history, the
current status of the Nee-Me-Poo Trail, and guided hikes on the
Nee-Me-Poo Trail as the Nez Perce traveled through Yellowstone and
northward into Montana on September 1-16, 1877. Come early, or stay
over and explore Yellowstone National Park, Clarks Fork, Red Lodge
Mt., Old Crow Agency (Absaroka), and Laurel Mt., as well as the
Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody.
If you know of any organization, publication, academic institution,
agency, or any other place interested in Nez Perce history, please
send a copy of this announcement to them and encourage them to add
their name to our mailing list. We need your assistance in getting the
announcement out.
All events will be open to the public, including the Pipe Ceremony. We
will send out registration forms with a preliminary itinerary and
registration fee schedule in upcoming months. Additional information
may be obtained by writing the NPNHT Foundation, contacting any of the
NPNHT Foundation officers, or visiting our website.
If you would like to present an article, publication or report, or if
you could lead a study group, campfire talk, trail hike, or present a
slide show, please contact either Nick Hudson or Brian McCormack of
the NPNHT Foundation as soon as possible. We are looking for
presenters who can speak on any aspect of the Nee-Me-Poo Trail,
especially the Clarks Fork, Yellowstone National Park, or Canyon Creek
portions of the Trail. Please send a brief description of your topic,
approximate length, and dates you are available to speak to the NPNHT
Foundation. Qe’ciyéw’yew’.
Lodging:
Tourist season will still be in full swing in Cody, Wyoming in
September and rooms are very limited, and will be SOLD OUT. Members
are urged to make reservations for rooms, bunks, campsites and RV
spaces as soon as possible. Several private, U.S. Forest Service and
National Park Service campgrounds are along the way. Also, Yellowstone
National Park is about 80 miles west of Cody. In Cody, we have
reserved rooms at the following hotels:
The Irma Hotel (perhaps the most famous hotel in Wyoming), 1192
Sheridan, Cody, WY 82414. Ph: (307) 587-4221. $59 single, $66 double,
$89 deluxe.
Best Western Sunrise Motor Inn, 1407 8th St., Cody, WY 82414. Ph:
(307) 587-5566. $79 two beds.
For motel listings in Montana, contact Travel Montana, Ph: (406)
837-6211 or (800) 847-4868 for a Travel Guide booklet or visit their
website at http://travelmt.gov. On Thursday, September 14, overnight
rooms will be available at the College Field Station.
Additional Information:
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Ph: (307) 587-4771 or www.TrueWest.com/BBHC.
Yellowstone National Park, Ph: (307) 344-7381.
1999-2000 NPNHT Foundation Executive Committee:
President: Nick Hudson; Quantum Conference Management; P.O. Box 2968;
Park City, UT 84060; Phone/Fax: (435) 655-3210; Voice Mail: (760)
328-8603
Vice President: Charlie Moses, Jr.; P.O. Box 172; Elmer City, WA
99124; (509) 633-3555
Secretary: Brian McCormack; McCormack Landscape Design; P.O. Box 599;
Lapwai, ID 83540; Phone/Fax: (208) 798-3249;Weetes@aol.com
Treasurer: Paul Wapato; 20848 Dione Way; Bend, OR 97701; (541)
388-2895, fax: (541) 388-5440; wapato@prodigy.net
Member: Bobbie Conner; Tamástslikt Cultural Institute; 72789 Hwy 331;
Pendleton, OR 97801;(541) 966-9748, fax: (541) 966-9927; bobbiec@ucinet.com
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