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Chief Joseph  

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  • Chief Joseph (1840–1904) was the son of the elder Chief Joseph and leader of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce Indian tribe during the Nez Perce War with the United States in 1877. Under the elder Chief Joseph's leadership, the Nez Perce had maintained good relations with settlers since their first meeting with explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in 1805. [Source: Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law; Joseph, Chief]

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