NOUN
- a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast
- the Shahaptian language spoken by the Nez Perce
How To Use Nez Perce In A Sentence
- With their wounded strapped to travois, the Nez Perces made their way through the Big Hole and Horse Prairie valleys.
- Ever since, the Nez Perce have been one of the most politically astute tribes, successfully holding on to their cultural identity.
- Indeed, by 1837, Marcus Whitman noted that the younger Cayuses spoke only Nez Percé and could no longer understand their native language.
- The root which the Indians used in so many ways is now known as camas; it is still much sought for by the Nez Percés and other wandering tribes in the Northwest, and Camas Prairie, in that region, derives its name from the much-sought-for vegetable. First Across the Continent; The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6
- Ever since, the Nez Perce have been one of the most politically astute tribes, successfully holding on to their cultural identity.
- During the summer, the Nez Percé gathered a wide variety of plants, including wild onions and carrots, bitterroots, blackberries, strawberries, huckleberries, and nuts.
- The Nez Perce are with them; the Cayuses, Walla Wallas, and other tribes say they do not understand them.
- Perhaps the most successful has been the wolf conservation programme adopted by the Nez Perce tribe of Idaho.
- The wolf has always been a totem animal for the Nez Perce.
- Inside, life-size tableaux re-create moments in history, like Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery meeting the native Nez Perce.