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