In 1877, the Nez Perce war erupted, the result of growing tensions between the Native peoples of the Northwest and the settlers who coveted Native lands. In an effort to flee, the Nez Perce -- 800 ...

A Chinook salmon leaps through white water on May 17, 2001, in the Rapid River in Idaho as it attempts to clear a migration barrier dam. (Photo By Bill Schaefer/Getty Images) The Nez Perce Tribe is ...