Valley of the ' ickum'kiléelixpe (Big Hole)

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Cultural Narrative: 

Scenic view of the valley in which the 'ickum'kiléelixpe (Bighole Battle) took place. On September 9th, hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph) led his warriors against General Gibbon's army, who attacked the Nez Perce and drove them from their village. However, hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Joseph) rallied his men and in turn drove Gibbon's men into the woods just at the edge of the valley. Here, Gibbons held his ground at the expense of several soldiers being killed and wounded. This battle lasted some two and half days after which the Nez Perce retired in the direction of Bannack Yellowstone Park and Clark's Fork.

Community: 
Nimíipuu [Nez Perce]
Protocol: 
Nimíipuu [Nez Perce] Public Access
Category: 
Wars/Military/Conflict
Collections: 
Lucullus V. McWhorter
Original Date: 
1930
Creator: 
Kopac, Emil
Rights: 
In copyright. Item is in copyright until 70 years after the 1970 death of the creator. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/.
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Source: 
Is found in PC 85, Lucullus Virgil McWhorter Photographs https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc85.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Identifier: 
pc085b02f04.jpg
Subject: 
Battlefields--Montana--Big Hole Battlefield, Land--Mountains, Valleys--Canyons, Historic sites--Montana, Gunfights, Bannack Yellowstone Park, Clark's Fork, Joseph, Gibbons, Nez Perce
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Format: 
JPG