The story of Chief Joseph, a Nez Perce Indian leader, unfolds in the Wallowa Valley of Idaho and Oregon. When President Grant opened the valley to white settlement in 1877, the Nez Perce were given a short deadline to relocate to the Lapwai Reservation. General Oliver Otis Howard, a one-armed soldier-chief, was sent to remove all Nez Perce from the valley.
I Will Fight No More Forever
The Nez Perce tribe, led by Chief Joseph, garnered widespread admiration from the American public despite the prevalent racial prejudices of the era.
