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AN 1850S TIPI
The Nez Perce, or Nimiipuu, still live among the rivers, canyons, and prairies of the
inland northwest, and the Nez Perce National Historical Park continually recognizes
their contributions by helping to protect and preserve sites, stories, and artifacts asso-
ciated with their history and culture.
Of the many objects the park has recovered is an 1850s tipi made from about 20
buffalo hides stitched together with sinew. This tipi—one of the few extant buffalo-
hide tipis left in the United States—belonged to the Lawyer family, who grew up in it,
listening to stories about Nez Perce culture and history.
Visitors can further learn about the Nez Perce people and culture via their hands-
on programs, including tipi pitching, in which students construct a 10-foot Nez Perce
tipi. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/nepe/forteachers/rangerguided.htm .
16. Lolo Pass
Thishighmountain pass,perchedatanelevation of5,233feet,wasoncetraversed bylocal
Indians, who migrated in a seasonal pattern back and forth between their bison hunting
grounds in present-day Montana and the fertile fields that spread across the wide prairies
of Idaho.
A visitor center at the pass offers historical accounts of Lewis and Clark, whose ex-
pedition made an arduous trek over these wind-swept peaks, part of the craggy Bitterroots.
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