Nez Perce
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Sep 12, 2026
David WalesNARRATOR
He was a big, powerful man, and the Indians admired him much because of his size.
David WalesNARRATOR
But they did not want a fort at the Columbia, and that was why Fort Walla Walla, Fort Nez Perce, as it was sometimes called, was a dangerous point.
David WalesNARRATOR
Mackenzie had only 95 men with him, and many of them could not be trusted.
David WalesNARRATOR
Some were Iroquois Indians from the eastern part of Canada along the St. Lawrence.
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David WalesNARRATOR
Herds of sleek Indian ponies and droves of long-horned Spanish cattle grazed in the wide sweep of the valley, where today stands the city of Walla Walla.
David WalesNARRATOR
To the southeast lay the long line of shimmering blue of the Blue Mountains.
David WalesNARRATOR
One afternoon, after runners had come in to announce them, the Nez Perce Indians came in sight and paused half-seen in a depression of the hills.
David WalesNARRATOR
There were twenty-five hundred of them.
William TomkoNARRATOR
They said that for seven days the route lay over steep, rocky mountains, with no game and only roots for food; then for ten days an arid, sandy desert, where men and horses would perish for want of food and water.
William TomkoNARRATOR
On inquiry, Clark learned that Nez Perces came from the west by a very bad road towards the north, where they suffered excessively from hunger and travel.
William TomkoNARRATOR
Believing that difficulties surmountable to Indians with women and children could not be formidable, Clark pushed on with a guide, but soon found that the Indian accounts had not been exaggerated, as he fell in with the points of four mountains which were rocky and so high that it seemed almost impossible to cross them with horses.
William TomkoNARRATOR
The road lay over sharp fragments of broken rock which had fallen from the mountains, and were strewed in heaps for miles together.
ScottHOST
From Yellowstone National Park, where despite it being after Labor Day, there's still lines every morning at West Yellowstone, this is that Scott guy you know and love with a brand new episode of This Week in Yellowstone.
ScottHOST
What's up everybody, this week in Yellowstone National Park, from September 10th to September 16th, 2026, I'll talk about fall colors, share the history of the Nez Perce Trail through the park, and try to remind you to be in the moment during park visits.
ScottHOST
I'll also give you the complete weather forecast, a really cool trail to hike, the wildlife report, and everything else you need to have an incredible time this week in Yellowstone.
ScottHOST
Right off the bat, my standard disclaimer.
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ScottHOST
And I want you to enjoy it so when you do know I'm never going back to this park, you feel that you've gotten everything you possibly can out of it because that's what I'm struggling to do all the time too.
ScottHOST
My Random Yellowstone Fact of the Week.
ScottHOST
The Flight of Chief Joseph and his Nez Perce Through Yellowstone.
ScottHOST
The story of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce flight through Yellowstone is one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the American West, and Yellowstone itself plays a surprisingly important role in it.
Jake FieldHOST
Eventually, the Corps reached the Nazperke again.
Jake FieldHOST
The horses they had left months earlier were returned, and that alone says a great deal about the Nez Perce and the relationship that they had developed.
Jake FieldHOST
The problem was that the Bitterroot Mountains were still buried in snow.
Jake FieldHOST
The Corps tried to cross too early and was forced back.
Jake FieldHOST
For several weeks they remained with the Nez Perce, waiting for the route to open.
Jake FieldHOST
This delay gave the two groups time to build stronger relationships.
Jake FieldHOST
The expedition treated illnesses, took part in competition, and learned more about local life.
David WalesNARRATOR
Because this was a country famous for its hunting, it was also a famous battleground.
David WalesNARRATOR
From the north came the terrible Blackfeet, from the south the Shoshones, or Snakes, the tribe of Sacagawea, from the east the Crows, famous for their expert thievery and their long hair, from the west the Flatheads, always friendly to the white men, and the Nez Percés.
David WalesNARRATOR
The Nez Percés came over the mountains of the Bitterroot and through the valleys of the Rocky Mountains on hunting expeditions.
David WalesNARRATOR
Lewis and Clark now wanted to meet friendly Indians.
David WalesNARRATOR
They needed to know how to cross the Stony Mountains, which loomed up before them.
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David WalesNARRATOR
Here they saw three Indian boys at play, for it was summer in that country, though winter on the heights above.
David WalesNARRATOR
They offered ribbons to the boys if they would go to the village and tell their tribe that white men were starving and needed their help.
David WalesNARRATOR
In this way, the Americans met the friendly Nez Percés.
James StoutHOST
Also, I should point out that Land Back and National Parks are very, very, very different things.
James StoutHOST
I like to kind of illustrate this with the idea that during the Nez Perce War, as the Nez Perce are fighting their way towards the Canadian border, they are having gunfights in Yellowstone National Park as tourists are coming to Yellowstone to check out the mountains and see the geysers and stuff.
Molly CongerGUEST
You know...
Molly CongerGUEST
That's America.
Carol PelsterNARRATOR
The chiefs answered him that in consideration of his age, white hairs, and the assurance that he was unable to deceive them, they would grant his request.
Carol PelsterNARRATOR
The Nez Perce chiefs consented to release Mr. Spalding, his family, and other Americans held as hostages.
Carol PelsterNARRATOR
On December 29th, the prisoners of Wailatpu, 51 in all, arrived at the fort.
Carol PelsterNARRATOR
Those of Lapwai, 11 in all, arrived on January 1st, 1848, under an escort of 50 warriors.
David WalesNARRATOR
But while the missionaries were struggling with their cart on the road to Fort Boise and resting there, some Indians to the west were making some very interesting plans.
David WalesNARRATOR
The Nez Percé Indians, always a friendly tribe, heard that two white women were crossing the plains and the mountains.
David WalesNARRATOR
Now these Nez Percés, many years before, had heard from other Indians, and especially from Iroquois Indians of eastern Canada, of a great power who lived up in the sky.
David WalesNARRATOR
He was simply a mysterious one.
David WalesNARRATOR
They knew nothing of a God who is endless love.
David WalesNARRATOR
They thought there would be no more sickness in their tipis, that hunting would be more successful, that the winters would not be so cold, and they would have more blankets.
David WalesNARRATOR
They heard that the white people could talk directly to this great power.
David WalesNARRATOR
Therefore, the Nez Percés wanted to have white teachers come among them.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
IT WAS AT ONCE ROASTED, AND FROM THE FLESH AND GRISSLE OF THE LIPS, EARS, AND CHEEKS THEY MADE A MEAL WHICH SAVED THEIR LIVES.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
The Nez Perce villages were situated upon a stream called the Kuskuski, or clear water, which the Indians said was navigable for canoes throughout its lower lengths.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
So, on September 26th, the party established itself at a point upon the river where a supply of timber could be had, and began canoe making.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
In this they adopted the Indian method of hollowing large logs into form by means of fire.
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Roger MelinNARRATOR
CHAPTER TEN OF LOUIS AND CLARK CHAPTER X. HOMEWARD IN THE MOUNTAINS Before the end of January, plans were being formed for the homeward journey.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
The men were dressing skins and making them into clothing and moccasins, and curing such meat as they could get, so as to be able to vary the fish diet of the Columbia.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
In February, Captain Clark completed a map of the country between Fort Mandan and Fort Clatsop, and sketched a plan he had conceived for shortening the route from the mountains east of the Nez Perce villages to the falls of the Missouri.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
His sagacity in this was marvelous.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
It was at once roasted, and from the flesh and gristle of the lips, ears, and cheeks, they made a meal which saved their lives.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
The Nez Perce villages were situated upon a stream called the Kuskuski, or clear water, which the Indians said was navigable for canoes throughout its lower lengths.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
SO, ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, THE PARTY ESTABLISHED ITSELF AT A POINT UPON THE RIVER WHERE A SUPPLY OF TIMBER COULD BE HAD, AND BEGAN CANOE-MAKING.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
IN THIS THEY ADOPTED THE INDIAN METHOD OF HOLLOWING LARGE LOGS INTO FORM BY MEANS OF FIRE, AND IN TEN DAYS' TIME THEY HAD MADE FIVE SERVICEABLE BOATS AND WERE READY FOR DEPARTURE.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
MEANWHILE THEY HAD RELIED UPON THE INDIANS FOR A DAILY SUPPLY OF FOOD AND THIS HAD MADE A CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION OF THEIR STOCK OF MERCHANDISE FOR BARTER THE NEZ PERCES OF THAT AND NEIGHBORING VILLAGES KEPT A LARGE NUMBER OF DOGS WHICH WERE USED AS BEASTS OF BURDEN AND OTHERWISE BUT WERE NOT EATEN THE TRAVELERS BOUGHT SOME OF THESE FOR FOOD, AND FOUND THEM PALATABLE AND NUTRITIOUS, BUT THIS PRACTICE EXCITED THE RIDICULE OF THE SAVAGES, WHO GAVE TO THE WHITES THE NAME DOG-EATERS, AN ODD REVERSAL OF THE CONDITION OF TO-DAY.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
THE MEN WERE PROOF AGAINST SCORN, HOWEVER, SO LONG AS THE SUPPLY OF DOG-MEAT HELD OUT, AND WHEN THEY WERE READY TO EMBARK, THEY BOUGHT AS MANY DOGS AS THEY COULD CARRY TO BE EATEN ON THE VOYAGE.
Roger MelinNARRATOR
THERE WAS NO REASON TO COMPLAIN OF THE NESPERSES.
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Roger MelinNARRATOR
CHAPTER X OF LEWIS AND CLARK CHAPTER X. HOMEWARD IN THE MOUNTAINS Before the end of January, plans were being formed for the homeward journey.
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