Chief Joseph & the Nez Perce War

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

History, Education

4.8 • 833 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2021

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

In the summer of 1877 Chief Joseph and the peaceful Nez Perce went to war with the U.S. Government in a running fight that spanned four states and 1,170 miles. Who was Chief Joseph? Why’d Buffalo Bill call him “the greatest Indian ever produced?” And why did the Nez Perce go to war? I’ve been looking forward to this episode for a long time so without further ado, let’s dive into Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War! Check out my website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Contact me! Wildwestextra@gmail.com https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Listen to The Wild West Extravaganza WHEREVER you consumer audio! https://www.wildwestextra.com/follow/ Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce by Kent Nerburn https://www.amazon.com/Chief-Joseph-Flight-Nez-Perce/dp/B07D8CNG6K/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=kent+nerburn&qid=1626877161&sr=8-6 Nez Perce War Battle Map https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nez_Perce_War_battle_map-1877.jpg Nez Perce War Timeline – University of Lethbridge https://www.ulethbridge.ca/lib/digitized_collections/ourheritage/index_page_stuff/Following_Trails/Chief_Joseph/Chief_Joseph_Timeline.html Aftermath of Nez Perce War – Nps.gov https://www.nps.gov/nepe/learn/historyculture/1877-aftermath.htm NezPerce.org https://nezperce.org/ That scene from 28 Weeks Later https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVnz6hlC3pQ Daytime Smoker https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/1991.258.11 The Nez Perce continue fighting for their land https://www.wallowa.com/land-returned-to-nez-perce/article_0a4ec5ee-85bc-528b-95d8-52fabd2e729b.html Liver Eating Johnson Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr-fBiIdfGA Liver Eating Johnson Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rY3HyGEeVk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	I do not understand why nothing is done for my people. I have heard talk and talk, but nothing
0:35.8	is done. Good words do not last long unless they amount to something.
0:41.3	Words do not pay for my dead people. They do not pay for my country, now overrun by white men.
0:47.9	They do not protect my father's grave. They do not pay for all my horses and cattle. Good words will not give me back my children.
0:56.4	Good words will not make good the promise of your war chief General Miles.
1:00.8	Good words will not give my people good health and stop them from dying.
1:04.8	Good words will not get my people a home where they can live in peace and take care of themselves.
1:09.9	I am tired of talk that comes to nothing.
1:12.6	It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken promises.
1:17.6	Chief Joseph, 1879.
1:20.6	Who was this man that Buffalo Bill once called the greatest Indian ever produced?
1:25.6	Who were the Nez Perce?
1:27.9	Why'd they go to war?
1:29.4	My name's Josh and you're listening to the Wild West extravaganza.
1:42.5	Imagine most of central Idaho, kind of south of Cordillane all the way to just north of Boise,
1:48.2	due west of the continental divide.
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