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Joseph, Oregon (AP)
The Nez Perce were forced from their northeastern Oregon homeland by a fraudulent treaty and a bloody horseback war more than 130 years ago, but their passion for Wallowa County remains.
The tribe’s Wallowa Band has acquired thousands of acres on the county’s north end, making it one of the county’s bigger landowners.
The Nez Perce were forced from their northeastern Oregon homeland by a fraudulent treaty and a bloody horseback war more than 130 years ago, but their passion for Wallowa County remains.
The tribe’s Wallowa Band has acquired thousands of acres on the county’s north end, making it one of the county’s bigger landowners.
