The Nez Percé, or Nimi'ipuu as they called themselves, lived in present-day Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. They traveled in small groups seasonally with deep canyons cut by the Snake, Clearwater, and Salmon rivers. Their original territory was 17 million acres, but today they live in a tiny reservation in north-central Idaho. The Nimi'ipuu used many animals. Fish, bison, deer, elk, moose, bear, ducks, and geese were hunted for food. They were fond of the Appaloosa horses …showed first 75 words of 459 total…

…showed last 75 words of 459 total…many Nimi'ipuu escaped and ran to Canada. They were taken in by Sitting Bull's tribe. Today, the Nimi'ipuu live all over the world, but there are two major concentrations of them. One is in the Nez Percé reservation in north-central Idaho, and the other is in Canada. Every summer, the Nimi'ipuu children go to a camp to learn about their ancestors and traditions. In short, the Nimi'ipuu are a people rich in history and culture.