Nez Perce Tribe

Ornately-beaded attire is an important aspect of Nez Perce tribal gatherings and parades – even for horses. The tradition of hand sewing horse regalia goes back generations. Horses are often draped in keyhole shaped head pieces, beaded saddle drops and decorative martingales at the chest.

Raised on the Nez Perce reservation, Jenny Williams, a skilled Indigenous weaver, passes down generations of traditional handwork to people in her community.

Long before the American government removed them both from their ancestral homelands, wolves and Native Americans coexisted side-by-side for centuries. Those connections run deep for Shannon Wheeler, the chairman of the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee.

Keefe brings her duo to the College of Idaho for a performance this week.

Food deliveries to low-income native households across the country have been disrupted due to “supply chain issues” and “national warehouse delays” according to federal officials.

Last Monday, the Nez Perce Tribe, home of the Nimiipuu, received a $37 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to cut climate pollution and improve air quality.

Sixteen buildings on the reservation are anticipated to receive upgrades and better air filtration to keep smoke particles out.

A new program targets people who are at higher risk of health complications from wildfire smoke.

The Nez Perce and Perpetua Resources have agreed ‘in principle’ to settle a lawsuit alleging pollution by the mining company in violation of the Clean Water Act.

The University of Idaho has created a College of Law Program with a Native American law emphasis. Idaho Matters talked with the director of the program, along with three recently graduated students to find out more about the program and why it's so important.