Chief Joseph, Nez Perce Leader(1840-1904)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Hinmatóowyalahtq'it
• Known as: Chief Joseph; also Joseph the Younger; Young Joseph; Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt
• Birth: March 3, 1840, Wallowa Valley, Oregon, USA
• Death: September 21, 1904, Colville Indian Reservation, Washington, USA
• Language: Nez Perce; English
• Who he was: Native American leader of the last faction of Nez Perce Indians to live outside of a reservation; his spoken words and writings (like Chief Joseph's Own Story) have led him to be seen as a humanitarian and a peacemaker.

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