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U.S. Army firing at Chief Joseph's camp, 1877. Artist unknown.

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The Nez Perce War in Montana, 1877. Drawing by G.M. Holland.

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Chief Joseph surrenders to General Nelson Miles, 1877. Drawing by G.M. Holland.

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"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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Chief Joseph deserves to be honored because he stayed loyal to his tribe and faced many hardships because of the U.S. government, but he never gave up.

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Chief Joseph deserves to be honored because he stayed loyal to his tribe and faced many hardships because of the U.S. government, but he never gave up.

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- He bravely took the job as chief after his father, the former chief, died.
-He led a small army of 250 people to fend off 5,000 armed U.S. troops.
- He guided his tribe to safety when the government was after them.
- In order to protect his people, Chief Joseph surrendered.
- He went to Washington D.C. to get his tribe's home back after the government succeeded to take it, but he wasn't alive when they got it back.

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Chief Joseph was a brave leader who helped his tribe in any way he could and fought the U.S. government the best he could when they took his home. 

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Chief Joseph was a brave leader who helped his tribe in any way he could and fought the U.S. government the best he could when they took his home. 

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- He was the Chief of the Nez Percé tribe.
- Gold was discovered in the Nez Percé territory, so the government took their land, meaning they broke the 1855 Treaty of Walla Walla.
- A war was started when the treaty was broken, and Chief Joseph didn't back down.
- He fled with his tribe when they were in danger because the U.S. government was after them.
- He surrendered to the U.S. government on October 5, 1877.