Also called Nimiipuu. a member of a North American Indian people of the Sahaptin family.
Also called Nimipuutimt. the Sahaptin language of the Nez Perce.
a member of a North American Indian people of the Pacific coast, a tribe of the Sahaptin
the Sahaptin language of this people
First recorded in 1805–15; from French: literally, “pierced nose”
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The Nez Perce Tribe and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation also responded and helped by collecting and scanning transponders on the dead fish.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2024
Employees from a local hatchery, members of the Nez Perce tribe and the Union County Sheriff’s Office came to help and to clean up the fish.
From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024
Born on Montana’s Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Gladstone has worn tennis shoes, scuffed boots and fur-trimmed moccasins for publicity appearances, often with another accessory or pattern that recalls her Siksikaitsitapi and Nez Perce heritage.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024
Gladstone, who is of Piegan Blackfeet and Nez Perce heritage, is the first Native American actress to be nominated for an Oscar.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2024
It has been said that about a score of Nez Perce warriors were absent on a scouting or hunting expedition.
From Deerfoot in The Mountains by Davis, John Steeple
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