Nez Perce Spirituality by Emily Gigliotti

gigliottie1 — 2025-09-23 12:14:51 UTC

The Nez Perce people were very spiritual. They believed the spirit world was all around them. They often went out in nature to connect, and find, their guardian spirit. Sweat lodges were often used to cleanse the soul.

bradygib27 — 2025-09-23 14:22:10 UTC

The Nez Perce were spriritual people because Nez Perce Respected other people and were not selfish. Nez Perce often used sweat lodges to cleanse there should before doing spriritual things.

michaelher27 — 2025-09-23 14:22:11 UTC

The Nez Perce people where very religious.They often went outside to fing their guardian.It would be bad to tell people you found your guardian.

aidansal27 — 2025-09-23 14:23:11 UTC

The Nez Perce people were very spiritual.They Believed that there gods were the reason they got good food or weather. they went into sweat lodges before talking to the spirits. They would find their guardian Spirit.When they found them they believe it was bad luck to speak of them.

valentinaper27 — 2025-09-23 14:23:29 UTC

I learned the Nez perce people were very spiritual they would go into Sanna and they would sit in there until they were sprited.

abigailert27 — 2025-09-23 14:24:33 UTC

The Nez perce people were very spiritual. They befleved that stirits were all around them. They respected the people and spirits, also they would go in Sweat lodges to clean there body and mind set to help them.

2025-09-23 14:24:42 UTC

The Nez Perce were super spiritual. They would use sweat lodges to cleanse there inner and outer selves before doing any spiritual practices. They would go into the wild and find there guardian spirit, and once found, they couldn't tell anyone else about it. They had beliefs about how they were created. The legend is that a coyote ( It'se ye ye) killed a monster and scattered its pieces all around to make tribes. The Nez Perce aka Nimiipuu were created by the heart of the monster.

carmendib27 — 2025-09-23 14:25:33 UTC

The Nez Perce people were very spiritual sweat lodges were use before Ceremonies to purify there body's, also Nez Perce were " Close spiritual connection with there enviroment.

masontul27 — 2025-09-23 14:26:15 UTC

The Nez Perce people were very spiritual. they believed their gods was a coyote that killed a monster and spread the pieces across the land to create tribes.They belived that spirits were all around them.

aubreynol27 — 2025-09-23 14:26:16 UTC

The Nez Perce believed that there was a spiritual world around them. They would go in a sweat lodge and cleanse them self's before speaking to their guardian spirits. But they did not always find a guardian spirits and even if they did they would not talk about it.

dallasmur27 — 2025-09-23 14:26:27 UTC

The Nez Perce were very spiritual. They believed that coyote created them by killing a monster that was killing animals. The Nez Perce tried to find their "weyekin". This most of the time made the Nez Perce go in the mountains or other special places. The Nez Perce respected everybody, and were very equal. Before doing spiritual things they would go into sweat lodges to make them think positive.

isabellachi27 — 2025-09-23 14:26:41 UTC

The Nez Perece were very spiritual. For example, the Nez Perece would go out in nature and try to find their guardian angel. another example, is that before praying and talking to their Gods they would go into a sweat lodge and cleanse themselves. One thing I learned, is that Nez Perece believe in sharing and equality. For example, when they go outside and work the women and the men both have to work equaly.

braydengol27 — 2025-09-23 14:27:06 UTC

The Nez Perce people were spiritual. They were spiritual by believing their gods. Another reason they were spiritual was to find their guardians. Also you have to keep who your guardian is a secret so know one knows. And lastly they thought there was spirits flying around them.

junipermac27 — 2025-09-23 14:27:08 UTC

The Nez Perce people were very spiritual people. They believed in the spirits and that the spirits would bring good things to them. One of their main beliefs was about coyote the coyote that killed a monster, and that is what made them. Before they would pray to their spirits they would go in a sweat lodge.

finnsaw27 — 2025-09-23 14:27:11 UTC

The Nez Perce were very spirtual people. They believed a coyote killed a monster and the heart was the Nes Perce tribe.

elizabethsut27 — 2025-09-23 14:27:11 UTC

The Nez Perce people were spiritual and would often try to find their guardian spirit, but as soon as they see who their guardian spirit is they cannot talk about it, not even a human soul. They would go to sweat lodges before praying or talking to spirits.

avabur27 — 2025-09-23 14:27:25 UTC

The Nez Perce were very spiritual. They believed in spirits and they told stories about them. They thought there was a spiritual connection with their environment. And they also went in the sweat lodge to purify, spirit ,mind,and body.

abigaildia27 — 2025-09-23 14:28:05 UTC

I learned that the Nez Perce were very spiritual meaning they believed in God's, and Garden angles. The Nez Perce couldn't say if they got their Garden angles. They couldn't even tell their own family. Before they prayed they would go into a sweat lodges to cleanse their soul. They believed their creator was a coyote that killed a monster.

kevincar27 — 2025-09-23 14:28:23 UTC

The Nez Perce people were very spiritual. They believed in sweat lodges before doing anything spiritual . They also believed that they were created by a Coyote that defeated a monster and scattered parts to make tribes.

elenacus27 — 2025-09-23 14:34:31 UTC

The Nez Perce were very spiritual. They valued, always connecting with their gods and creators. They always did good, thinking that the gods did good for them. They made sweat lodges to cleanse their bodies, and to speak to the spirits.

philiptho27 — 2025-09-23 17:23:29 UTC

I learn about the Nez Perce's spirituality and how they go to the sweat lodge where they purify bodies and minds. They had to find their weyekin, which is their guardian spirit of an animal.

landonwit27 — 2025-09-23 17:24:40 UTC

The Nez Perce people were very spiritual. They believed that when someone would hunt for food or get food you would share it with others. The Nez Perce people also believed that when you find your guardian spirit they could NOT talk about it or mension it. The Nez Perce people were very spiritual and had an abundant of values and beliefs.

lukemad27 — 2025-09-23 17:24:56 UTC

I learned that the Nez Perce were a spiritual tribe. They had made a civilization with them building Teepees, Sweat lodges. They Also had spirit animals in their life. They would share food they found with the tribe because the tribe hated greedy people

kingstonyou27 — 2025-09-23 17:25:13 UTC

The Nez Perce are very spiritual.They believed in guardian spirits also known as weyekin.They believed that weyekin came in the form of a animal tree or any sort of life form.They belived they had to go find the weyekin so they often went on journeys to the mountains or other sacred places.Once they get the weyekin it is never to be spoken of to others.I also learned that they believe in respect for others and equality.

emmajac27 — 2025-09-23 17:26:04 UTC

The Nez Perce people were very spiritual. Before the Nez Perce prayed they went to the sweat lodge. The Nez Perce would make a fire inside a tent and sit there. After sitting there for a little while they would start to sweat. They believed that they are sweating the negative energy off.

emiliacec27 — 2025-09-23 17:26:46 UTC

The Nez Perce were very smart and spiritual. They were very smart because they knew how to hunt. They knew how to live on the land that they were on and adapted to it. Finally, they knew how to help out one another as well as they could. They were spiritual because they thought that a Coyote was a spirit. They thought it was a spirit because it killed a monster and skattered it's bones all over the place.

arielmar27 — 2025-09-23 17:26:47 UTC

The Nez Perce people were spirituality. that the nez perce valued their culture and they would sheare their food and that they would go in a hot room and would sheare their spirts and would connecting their gods and creators they would tread goods with each other. and they believe in a spirit animal.

harperwri27 — 2025-09-23 17:26:57 UTC

I learned that the Nez Perce tribe was very spiritual about how they treated others. They believed that they had had spirit animals and even spirit plants.The Nez Perce people tryed finding spiritual figure everywhere

briellebuc27 — 2025-09-23 17:27:04 UTC

What I have learned about the Nez Perce is that the Nez Perce used to sell and make foods like berries,salt,herbs,dried salmon and LOTS more. For generations trade routes had followed the route systems to the Nimipuu Homeland,the Snake,Clearwater,and the Columbia Rivers. Dugout canoes which made easier to transport goods,and people quickly and safely!!!!

vincentgoo27 — 2025-09-23 17:27:05 UTC

I learned that the Nez perce tribe is very spiritual they beviled in sweat loges before praying or doing any spiritual. the also beviled in weyekins and spirit animals. They would go to find the spirit animal and weyekin or they would come to them in battel or dreams

finnmar27 — 2025-09-23 17:27:06 UTC

The nez perce people believed in their gods by going in sweat rooms to release all their bad spirits and pray they also believed in spirit plants and animals and they believed that a coyote once got eaten and killed the monster from the inside and cut it up and spread the heart to make the nez perce

briellebog27 — 2025-09-23 17:27:28 UTC

The Nez Perce were spiritual they believed their gods. They would go sweat lodge to make them feel positive and good before they speak to their guardian spiriits. And the Nez Perce were equal and fair and kind to everybody.

rileybar27 — 2025-09-23 17:27:33 UTC

The Nez Perce people were very spiritual for example they go to the sweat lodge to purify the heart spirit and mind also talk to there God the coyote. They also cleansing the sweat lodge. The sweat lodge is like a sauna.

ariahak27 — 2025-09-23 17:27:44 UTC

I learned that the Nez perce were very spiritual and that they believed in sweat lodges to help them get bad vibes out of them.

reaganwar27 — 2025-09-23 17:28:01 UTC

I learned about the good Nez Perce respect of their environment. Also I learned about their weyekin could be animals , plants and any life form and to find there weyekin they would go on long journey to mountains

avaadd27 — 2025-09-23 17:28:27 UTC

I learned that the Nez Perce where very spiritual and about sweat loge's. the sweat loges are known to take out the bad energy and bad attitude

benjaminlud27 — 2025-09-23 17:28:29 UTC

I learned that Nez Perce used a thing called sweat lodge to clean their minds and bodies

adelaidepos27 — 2025-09-23 17:28:59 UTC

I learned that the Nez Perce go on a journey to find their guardian spirit, Weyekin. The weyekin can be an animal,plant,wind,seasons,or any life form

josephamb27 — 2025-09-23 17:29:15 UTC

I learned that the Nez Perce people were very spiritual. They believed in a sweat room before they pray or do any thing that it would get rid of there bad spirit. They also believed that they were created by the coyote because it put a monsters body parts on the corners of there land and the heart was them.