NEZ PERCE
By: Amanda
Where they lived
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The Nez Perce lived near Oregon and Washington.
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The land has mountains, deep canyons, forest, rivers, and streams.
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Where they lived was cold in the winter.
Family life
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The women cared for the home.
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They also gathered food and made
basket.
They also decorated the family
clothing.
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The men hunted and fished.
They also cared for horses.
They even made the house.
Society
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They where dived among 80 bands.
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Each band had a headman.
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The headman was usually decide by heredity.
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Sometimes the headman was a medicine.
Clothing
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The men whore fringed shirts.
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Breech clothes
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Leggings
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The women whore long buckskin
dress.
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Knee-length moccasins
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Leggings
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Woven hats
Moccasins
Crafts
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The women wove baskets.
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The also wove cone – shaped hats.
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The women also did quill work.
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They also made there quill dyes.
War
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The Nez Perce where very peaceful.
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They where honest and peaceful.
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They to war to protect their land.
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They went to war with other tribes.
Interesting fact
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They call themselves the “Nimi’poo.”
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This means the people.
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They got the name Nez Perce from the French- Canadians.
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This means pierced nose.
I hope you liked my power point about the Nez Perce Indians.
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