Category Archives: An Introduction

The Nez Perce have gone by many names throughout history. Before white settlers moved to their lands and introduced the horse the Nez Perce called themselves Cuupn’itpel’uu, “we walked out of the woods” or “we walked out of the mountains”. The French named this group of people Nez Perce which mean “pierced nose”. Nose piercingContinue reading “First Blog”