1. Biography of Chief Joseph
... . This act made his father have to sever all ties with the whites and retreat to living how they had before. At the age of ten Young Joseph went on a vision quest to seek his waykin, or spirit helper. It was on this vision quest where he received his tribal name: Hin-mah-too ... by white prospectors in August of 1860. By the fall of 1861 more than 6,000 prospectors had encroached on the Nez Perce's territory. For a while Chief Joseph did not worry about the miners believing that they would only be on their land for a short time then move on, however this was not the case. ... . When they ...
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- Grade Level: High School