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357 Agency Rd,
Lapwai, ID 83540
September 17, 2025 – The Way of the Masks, a two-week campaign held in September, has been hosting events throughout the Pacific Northwest, including a stop at Chief Lookingglass Park in Asotin, Washington, to meet with local and tribal leaders.…
Students in the Youth Cultural Enrichment Academy (YCEA) spent over 120 hours of “class time” out in the field learning and working on Nez Perce culture projects including historical fishing techniques/knowledge, storytelling, gathering and storing traditional medicines, and learning the…
Every year, the NPApHC (Nez Perce Appaloosa Horse Club) holds riding clinics for the youth at the
M-Y Sweetwater Appaloosa Ranch.
On July 15th, 2025, Nimiipuu gathered up river at Clear Creek, near Kooskia, Idaho, to commemorate the summer events that took place during the Nez Perce War of 1877.
On June 24, 2025, the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee (NPTEC) held its special meeting at Asaamxpa in Joseph, Oregon—marking a historic return to conduct official business on ancestral homelands. NPTEC welcomed leadership from the City of Joseph, the Wallowa…
On June 23, the Nez Perce Education Department hosted a powerful storytelling event at Lapwai High School, where Otis Halfmoon shared Nez Perce oral histories from the War of 1877. The presentation emphasized the responsibility to carry these cultural memories forward.
Fisheries staff were featured during the May 28, 2025, RAC Grant Student Release Event, where they led hands-on learning stations and shared Nez Perce cultural teachings with participating students.
The Nez Perce Tribe and the United Methodist Church gathered on to commemorate the return of the historic Lapwai church property. The Land Return Celebration included speakers, songs, prayer, and a fellowship meal, honoring the site’s legacy and future.
On March 20, 2025, Nez Perce elder W. Otis Halfmoon presented on the importance of including tribal voices in the telling of Nez Perce history as part of Native American Awareness Week at LCSC.
On February 18–19, the Nez Perce Tribe and tribal members gathered at the Clearwater River Casino Event Center for a two-day meeting focused on tribal fishing matters. Presentations were delivered by Joe Oatman, the new Director of the Department of…
