Nimiipuu

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Nimiipuu are an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, historically known for their rich cultural traditions, horse culture, and resistance to U.S. expansion in the 19th century.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nimiipuu canonical 4
Niimiipuutímt 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations of the Plateau region ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ
Native American tribe ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nez Perce ⓘ
Nez Percé ⓘ
linked to: Nez Perce
culturalPractice communal fishing at traditional sites ⓘ
oral storytelling traditions ⓘ
seasonal root digging ⓘ
sweat lodge ceremonies ⓘ
culturalRegion Plateau culture area ⓘ
culturalRevitalization cultural education programs ⓘ
language preservation programs ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
ranching ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
governingBody Nez Perce Tribe ⓘ
linked to: Nez Perce
historicalActivity fishing ⓘ
horse culture ⓘ
salmon fishing ⓘ
seasonal hunting and gathering ⓘ
trade ⓘ
involvedIn 1877 Nez Perce War ⓘ
linked to: Nez Perce War

Nez Perce War ⓘ
knownFor resistance to U.S. expansion in the 19th century ⓘ
language Nez Perce language ⓘ
languageFamily Plateau Penutian languages ⓘ
linked to: Plateau Penutian

Sahaptian languages ⓘ
linked to: Penutian languages
leader Chief Joseph ⓘ
Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt ⓘ
locatedIn Pacific Northwest ⓘ
United States ⓘ
meaningOfName the people ⓘ
nativeName Nimiipuu ⓘ
notableEvent forced removal from parts of traditional homelands ⓘ
long retreat of 1877 toward Canada ⓘ
recognizedBy United States federal government ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional spiritual practices ⓘ
reservation Nez Perce Reservation ⓘ
reservationLocatedIn Idaho ⓘ
traditionalFood berries ⓘ
game animals ⓘ
roots ⓘ
salmon ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Columbia River Plateau ⓘ
linked to: Columbia Plateau

present-day Idaho ⓘ
present-day Oregon ⓘ
present-day Washington ⓘ
treaty Treaty of 1855 ⓘ
Treaty of 1863 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nez Perce → nativeName → Nimiipuu ⓘ
Nimiipuu → nativeName → Nimiipuu ⓘ
Nez Perce language → hasAlternativeName → Niimiipuutímt ⓘ
linked to: Nimiipuu
Old Joseph → ethnonym → Nimiipuu ⓘ