The Nez Perce last stand | Chief Joseph (Part 2)

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3 жыл бұрын

In 1877 the Nez Perce tribe was ordered to move from their homeland to the Lapwai reservation. With a tense situation on their hands leading to war, they decided to fight and make a stand. This is the incredible story of the Nez Perce last stand and their leader Chief Joseph.
Chief Joseph's surrender speech:
"Tell General Howard I know his heart. What he told me before I have in my heart. I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed. Looking Glass is dead. Toohoolhoolzote is dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men who say yes or no. He who led the young men is dead. It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food; no one knows where they are-perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs. I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."
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@nativewarrior4802 2 жыл бұрын

i am a member of the Colville Tribe. Thank you for your time and effort sharing our culture With the World!

@laurabarajas-serrato5920 Жыл бұрын

I saw the mini-series, I Will Cry No More Forever, when I was about 15 (with actor Ned Romero in the lead role) and I never forgot it. I loved the way Chief Joseph gave the army a run for its money. I admired Joseph and considered him a noble, kind hero. This miniseries led me to read and learn more about the Nez Perce. The way native Americans were treated throughout history is despicable, we should be ashamed.

@Count1jt 9 ай бұрын

In the state of Idaho they always talk about Chief Joseph. He was and is a national hero. Not too many people knew about him because his history was very short. Chief Joseph is a legend.

@BrianLee-qw7vc 3 жыл бұрын

I Will Fight No More Forever is the best film on Chief Joseph and The Nes Perse.

@BrianLee-qw7vc 3 жыл бұрын

@Jesse Caldwell 1975 Jesse. You'll enjoy it. You'll find it very moving.

@rogerhwerner6997 3 жыл бұрын

The Nez Perce War is perhaps the most despicable and ugly episode in a very long and despicable history involving First Nations in the US. The Nez Perce rescued Lewis and Clark from starvation and gave them canoes for the trip to the Pacific. And for that help the US fucked them over. How very lovely. I had a chance to consult with the Nez Perce on archaeology a few decades ago, and so maybe that's why their treatment brings tears to my eyes 45 years after first hearing their story. It was more then unfair. The tribe never had a significant disagreement with Americans in more then 60 years of contact. Their treatment was utterly shameful. I'm ashamed of it, perhaps because my ancestry is Canadian. Alvin Josephy wrote a credible history of the tribe and it's well worth reading.

@donaldcharles3331 3 жыл бұрын

I barely can stomach this, it breaks my fucking heart man. How can we say we are the best when it is based off of gross atrocities.

@williamleadbetter9686 2 жыл бұрын

@@donaldcharles3331 our government did not have to treat many of the tribes as they did. I also knew Naz Perce. Many tribes & whites had excellent trading relationships. The Eastern Cherokee i knew told me the trail of tears was calls so because the whites cried NOT them. They had inner married among the settlers many were relatives. The Comanche on the other hand were absolutely ruthless and vicious even among others natives. They tortured slaughtered and murdered their way back & forth accross they pains. We all people have skeletons in our closets. Few nations throughout history would even to bothered to give the conqured any reservation land of their own. Assimilate/Convert or die! That has been the rule for much of the non western worlds history. We cannot undo the past but we can do better in the future. Those natives living on reservations close to major populations do well. Casions etc. Those that do not no so much. They need to be allowed to devolve their land. The BIA sucks makes it 4x as hard to develop anything. The red tape is ridiculous. Why do natives need a government agency to manage their own affairs. Aren't they perfectly competent on their own?!

@cattledog44 2 жыл бұрын

And his daughter married one of the biggest hypocrite and man who took crimes against nature . Not sure what her thinking was .

@williamleadbetter9686 Жыл бұрын

@Jason Brown thank you for your insight

@TheSnoopindaweb Жыл бұрын

🤨🤔👉👍👌BRAVO‼ Yup❗ 😃 🪶 G-G.

@JoeSmith-sl9bq Жыл бұрын

I don’t automatically take the side of natives as most do but it’s undeniable that the US government acted dirty here. Clear case of good vs bad

@michaelblake908 2 жыл бұрын

My wife's tribe, The Umatilla, have a Rez near the area the Nez Perce are originally from.

@mrs.jasonmiller4763 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you (from Nez Perce Country)for sharing this story and history of the Nez Perce, greatly appreciated.

@dbstewart7521 3 жыл бұрын

I see our government isn't much better today

@twonumber22 2 жыл бұрын

And still breaks it's treaties.

@EternaResplandiente Жыл бұрын

The Nez Perce are very brave, they were valiant facing the U.S. Army

@Oropher 3 жыл бұрын

i really liked this 2 part piece about the Nez Perce, I don't know much about Native American History but it's very intersting to me. Thank you and keep up the great content!

@mahimaahmed9315 2 жыл бұрын

I like learning about the First Nations People

@danilosalvacion2117 2 жыл бұрын

What a sad story about the Native Americans,I remember all those movies I've watched since my childhood days and am aware about thier suffering.

@louisvanrenen947 3 жыл бұрын

very well done, I visited the region and heard about the story of the Nez Perce. Lots of broken treaties.

@mizzrink4930 Жыл бұрын

I cannot believe what happened to Joseph and his people. I was so happy they got some of the ancestral land back not too far from me. But they shouldn't have had to pay a church, it's repayment of blood money 😔. I live in the middle of umatilla tribal council, Walla Walla Washington to poverty flats ( close to Idaho). I am blessed to live where I live💕.

@otterologist5866 3 жыл бұрын

great video- thank you for sharing this important history

@radrook2153 Жыл бұрын

According to the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, the Nez Perce, [Pierced Noses] dug fox holes in order to avoid being easy targets. They also concentrated their fire on army-officers in order to cause confusion among leaderless soldiers.

@Wand422 Жыл бұрын

Makes sense. When I heard they beat a surprise attack with a howitzer involved with the high ground against them I was kinda shocked. Like these guys had some great tactical leadership to be prepared for a worst case scenario and even hold their ground much less win

@krishanson1639 Жыл бұрын

“Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” should be a must read in every History Class. It’s honestly written and well researched. Also very heart breaking. I read it while in high school. I reread it during covid.

@cheesebutton6323 3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to learn more about the Hudsons bay companys conflicts with the tribes in Canada and about Tecumseh. Also some a video on the Sioux-American war would be cool

@TomBTerrific 5 ай бұрын

Read the frontiersman. It has good information on Tecumseh.

@terryadkins9831 Жыл бұрын

Gone to heaven where death is no more

@michealruel8522 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great educational site . Told as honestly as possible.

@perspellman Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. Educational and informative - but there is an obvious difference between a battle and a massacre.

@moe42o 10 күн бұрын

Cheers from Joseph Oregon. 🎉

@garethwatkins8854 Жыл бұрын

I'd be discraced if I was a relative of any of those army soldiers or anyone involved with the army, shame on them forever.

@robsmith7567 3 жыл бұрын

The Modoc War is another interesting topic you could do. I find that to be another fascinating conflict in the Indian wars, especially since the army lost so many casualties compared to how many the Modocs sustained.

@poigmhahon Жыл бұрын

I remember as a kid visiting Modoc County and seeing the lava beds where Capt. Jack led his tribe in evasion of the U.S. Army amazing, What a story!! When they captured him they cut off his head and put it on a pole. Despicable and inhuman. A Great Man, Kintpuash!!

@nickpaardekooper7585 2 жыл бұрын

I want to learn more and share more with those of other nationalities. O

@micahistory 3 жыл бұрын

great video. I learned a lot!

@kh2945 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome looking warriors with their elaborate headdress on horseback!

@Alex.Kaleipahula 3 жыл бұрын

So sad, I wish they all made it

@germanshepparddogsandthenu5653 8 ай бұрын

so brave and hard fighters my people are

@SoonGone 5 ай бұрын

You did an excellent job with this video. Subscribed 👍

@_.Sparky._ 3 ай бұрын

Love your content but this vid seems to be starting in the middle of a battle. Did I miss something? Thanks 😊

@M4GG0T_T33TH 8 ай бұрын

MY SCHOOLS NAME IS CHIEF JOSEPH ELEMENTARY, There’s actually a lot of pictures of him in the school!

@jasperstaudinger8668 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, but you should have made an introduction at the start so everybody knows the topic and what happened in the last video

@NativeAmericanHistory 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yeah that's true

@charlesbullghost5491 Жыл бұрын

After bear paw in 1877 the us military against the Lakota sioux Indians known as the Montana - Canadian border campaigns of 1979 - 1881 the battle of milk River july 17, 1879 col. Bearcoat miles military forces with crow Indian scouts fought and drove back sittingbull's hunkpapa Lakota sioux Indians Buffalo hunting large band across the Montana Canadian border. The battle of the popular river January 2, 1881 the American soldiers crossed the frozen river then opened fire with their powerful weapons at the large hunkpapa- Oglala encampment for over an hour. They forced the surrender of chief gall's people. The American soldiers made the poor Lakota sioux Indian people walk in freezing temperatures twenty minutes to fort Burford ND were became prisoners of war. Sittingbull later surrendered in the summer at Fort Burford ending the great the sioux war!

@williamf7401 6 ай бұрын

Such a sad part of our history

@jamescarter5042 10 ай бұрын

Chief joseph was a great native american chief like Geronimo and sitting bull.

@angelafedun2004 2 жыл бұрын

Fuzzy peach for you too jo

@Alun49 Жыл бұрын

I first read about the long march of the Nez Perce over forty years ago. It has stayed with me all these years. It is an appalling indictment of the US treatment of Native Americans. Lie after lie. It is interesting to note that this particular story in the history of the West is barely known about, perhaps because for it to be told, not one good thing could be said about how the Nez Perce were treated. But then, what can ever be said about the so-called Indian Wars that is not shameful?

@matthewclark5809 Жыл бұрын

This is so sad to watch, feel so sorry for the nez perce. I read a book called bury my heart at wounded knee. It's what life was like before the coming of the white man, and after the coming of the white man. You need to read the book for real.

@bjornbjorn8235 Ай бұрын

It surprices me that the army was joined by Cheyenne warriors, since the Cheyenne was alligned with the Sioux against Custer.

@waipalisrevenge3707 3 жыл бұрын

Your channel is good but you should add aub

@Lucky..B 7 ай бұрын

Chief Joe should have sent currers to walla walla, yakima tribes The cheyenne. And Sioux . Would have taken care of the problem every tribe would have gotten to gotten the problem taken care of far as that gos from central north to south all the way west . Every tribe united would have cleaned up there problem

@mahimaahmed9315 2 жыл бұрын

I like learning about The First Nation People ( the Native Americans)

@Bhaltair Жыл бұрын

Sad history. Always over gold or something. Amazing hearing how strong everyone was in these times. They literally made a fort in days? Look at our country now with tent cities ruining the land.. Sad sad sad

@TRACTS4JESUS 9 ай бұрын

looking glass did he wear glasses no he didnt

@noelkelly3223 10 ай бұрын

Sorry for wat my race did to you god bless you all forever live long forever

@germanshepparddogsandthenu5653 8 ай бұрын

incrediable...tell this story aand still call my naitive ancestors "hostiles" after all that was done to them....

@TheSnoopindaweb Жыл бұрын

🤨🤔😢Grim‼. By the way, the cannon was found in the stream where the Indians took it from the Army and drug it to, so many years ago. It is displayed at the Visitors Center at the battle site at the Big Hole National Park, near Wise River, Mt. Yup❗ 🪶 ~ G-G.