Nez Perce Tribe PO Box 365 Lapwai, ID 83540 (208) 843-2253 rachele@nezperce.org

Treaty

Treaty with the Nez Perce Tribe, 1855

Located in northern Idaho, the reservation occupies 750,000 acres

Languages

• Nez Perce (related to Sohaptin)
• English

Religions

• Seven Drums
• Christian denominations

Pre-Treaty Economy

• Hunting
• Fishing
• Gathering
• Trade from Great Plains areas westward down the Columbia
• Horse breeding

Tribal Enterprises

• Tribal convenience stores-- Nez Perce Express I and II
• Nez Perce Forest Products Enterprise
• Nez Perce Limestone Enterprise

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