News From The Sites
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Bear Paw Battlefield
Buffalo Robe Tipi Raised
October 2010:
A rare look back at a 150-year-old buffalo hide tipi in the park's
collection which was photographed for the virtual museum project. The tipi
was probably made in the 1850s and consists of sixteen to twenty buffalo
hides, stitched together with sinew.
Mylie Lawyer, whose family is associated with the tipi, says it was owned
by Chief Lawyer's wife, Ow-yeen, and Mylie's father Corbett grew up in it,
listening to stories about Nez Perce culture and history. The last time it
was publicly displayed was 1950. Over forty people, including Mylie and
other Nez Perce elders, watched in anticipation as the park staff gently
raised the rare hide dwelling, one of the few extant buffalo hide tipi's
left in the United States.
The photos below are from 2005.
Chief Joseph Trail Ride -- 2009
Each year during the anniversary of the Big Hole Battle, the Nez Perce
hold a trail ride that originates from Idaho and finishes at Big Hole on
the anniversary. The photos below are from the trail ride in August 2009.
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