Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
native people of Idaho and vicinity, and their language, from French Nez Percé, literally "pierced nose." In reference to an early custom of the people of wearing shell ornaments in pierced septums.
Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 16203
Land area (2000): 849.079992 sq. miles (2199.106991 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 7.278733 sq. miles (18.851831 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 856.358725 sq. miles (2217.958822 sq. km)
Located within: Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location: 46.410602 N, 116.862484 W
Headwords:
Nez Perce, ID
Nez Perce County
Nez Perce County, ID
Wikipedia
Nez Perce may refer to:
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Nez Perce people, Native American people living in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
- Nez Perce language, their language.
- Nez Perce War, an 1877 war between the Nez Perce tribe and U.S. Government.
- Nez Perce Traditional Site, Wallowa Lake, a Nez Perce cemetery near Joseph, Oregon.
- Nez Perce County, Idaho, a county in Idaho.
- Nezperce, Idaho, a city in Lewis County, Idaho.
- Nez Perce National Forest, a U.S. National Forest in Idaho.
- Nez Perce Peak, a mountain in Grand Teton Nation Park.
- Nez Perce Pass, a mountain pass in the Bitteroot mountains of Idaho and Montana.
- Fort Nez Percés, a fur trading post in Washington Territory.
- Nez Perce National Historical Park, a multi-state U.S. National Historic Park.
- Nez Perce National Historic Trail, a trail commemorating the Nez Perce War.
- Nez Perce Horse, a breed of horse used by the Nez Perce tribe.
- Nez Perce Chief (sternwheeler), an 1860-1870s steamboat operating on the Columbia River.
- Nez Percé Stake Race, a type of competitive speed event for horses said to be inspired by the Nez Perce tribe.
- The Nez Perce, a Douglas C-47 transport aircraft that was converted into a glider.
Usage examples of "nez perce".
An' I'm heah to say, Nez Perce, thet y'u're a marked man on this range.
Charlie Grayson, he's a Nez Perce, hunting guide, got my horse off o'him.
Charlie Grayson, he's a Nez Perce, hunting guide, got my horse off o' him.
Give you odds in a couple of generations, there'll be a group here who call themselves Nez Perce - or Tsoop Nit Pa Lu but look a lot more like me, or even Eric.
He spent countless days drifting as a Pack-blooded wolf, and then, once he started to change into a man, he lived years with the natives, mostly the Nez Perce.
Meantime Howard and Sturgis came up with the encampment, and Howard had with him two friendly Nez Perce scouts who were directed to talk to Joseph in his own language.
He made them in the Nez Perce style, the Lakota style, the Iroquois style, you name it.
Clarke laid up his barge and canoes in a sheltered place, on the banks of a small bay, overgrown with shrubs and willows, confiding them to the care of the Nez Perce chief, who, on being promised an ample compensation, engaged to have a guardian eye upon them.
National Forest-or is it the Nez Perce goddamn National Forest yet?
Natives will not venture within its mysterious depths, for they believe the stories handed down to them by the Nez Perce Indians, who have shunned the region for untold generations, because, according to them, it is a playground of certain giant devils from the Outside.
The Indian who promised to accompany me as far as the Chopunnish [Nez Perce] country produced me two horses, one of which he politely gave me the liberty of packing.