Steamboats could go no farther up the Missouri River once spring runoff passed. A boat landing opposite the island on the north shore sat in the middle of nowhere - half way between Fort Peck and Fort ...

While some Nez Perce settled on the smaller reservation, others, called non-treaty Nez Perce, did not, preferring to stay in their traditional home territory off the reservation. As more whites moved ...

The Nez Perce War erupted in 1877 after decades of broken treaties, stolen land, and confrontations between settlers and the Nez Perce people. At the center of this struggle was Chief Joseph, a leader ...

The dreamers -- A willing exile -- New beginnings -- Quite good friends -- Winding waters -- The wilderness of American power -- Adonis in blue -- Wind blowing -- A sharp-sighted heart -- Aloft -- ...