a biography of chief joseph 1840-1921
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A Biography of Chief Joseph 1840-1921. By: Alexandria Koon. BACKGROUND. *Born in The Wallowa Valley *His father died when he was in his teens *He only saw his mom when he was born *The Nez Perce War happened. 1871. * His dad died and then he became chief * His dad died in the Wallowa War. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A Biography of Chief Joseph
1840-1921 By:
Alexandria Koon
BACKGROUND*Born in The Wallowa Valley*His father died when he was in his teens*He only saw his mom when he was born*The Nez Perce War happened
1871*His dad died and then he became chief
* His dad died in the Wallowa War
1877
• The Nez Perce Wars happened.
• There were two wars.
• The first one his dad fought in and died.
• The second one he fought in.
1878• Joseph’s long
journey
Joseph moved to Idaho with his band(tribe) because the government forced his tribe to move.
1871
*His tribe, the Nez Perce moved to Oklahoma. *He moved to Oklahoma in June because the government forced his tribe to move again.
1879• He gave a speech in Washington D.C.
• His speech was that he wanted peace between his tribe and the U.S. government.
• It really improved how the government treated the Nez Perce tribe.
Character Traits
• He was caring because he protected his tribe instead of worrying about himself.
• He was brave because he fought for his tribe with no one looking after him.
Quote“For myself, I don’t care. It’s for them
I will surrender.”
It means that he wanted to
protect his tribe from death no matter what.
RESOURCES
http://www.californiaindianeducation.org/famous_indian_chiefs/pics/Chief_Joseph.jpg
http://library.byways.org/a/static_maps/000/000/284/ChiefJoseph_map.gif
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Chief_Joseph-1877.jpg/240px-Chief_Joseph-1877.jpg
http://ricecr0607.wikispaces.com/file/view/Nez_Perce_warrior_on_horse.jpg/30659094/272x342/Nez_Perce_warrior_on_horse.jpg
Resources http://
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http://cache2.artprintimages.com/p/LRG/8/807/KQNI000Z/art-print/chief-joseph.jpg