On August 9 and 10, 1877, Nez Perce families, along with Palouse and Cayuse allies, attempting to leave their Idaho reservation, were attacked by the U.S. Seventh Infantry and civilian volunteers. Over 100 people lost their lives.
The 136th Commemoration of the Big Hole Battle will be this Saturday, August 10, at the Big Hole National Battlefield...
The weekend summer speaker series continues at the Big Hole National Battlefield July 13 and 14 with Leroy Seth and Silas Whitman.
Both men are descendants of the Native Americans who were part of the Nez Perce Flight of 1877. They are members of the Nez Perce tribe and live at Lapwai, Idaho...
The Big Hole National Battlefield summer speaker series starts this weekend with Dr Robert Brown, executive director of the Fort Missoula Historical Museum.
Dr Brown will perform a first-person account of Major Rawn, who served at Fort Missoula during the 1800s...