Nez War Causes

The Cause of the Nez Perce War

Many people considered the rulers of the United States, are fascist with a lot of greed and prejudice against the indigenous people of this country that were and are still here, even during our time to this day. One great example as to what I’m referring to would be what caused the Nez Perce War. The foundation of the Europeans settlers’ establishments and causes of the Nez Perce War were greed, prejudice with injustices and betrayal against the indigenous people of this country.
Greed is one huge part that played in the Nez Perce War. It started in 1855 in a treaty between the Governor of Washington Territory, Isaac Stevens, and the Nez Perce with other tribes as well. The treaty was signed by fifty-eight Nez
In the treaty councils the commissioners have claimed that our country had been sold to the Government. Suppose a white man should come to me and say, ‘Joseph, I like your horses, and I want to buy them.’ I say to him, ‘No, my horses suit me, I will not sell them.’ Then he goes to my neighbor, and says to him: ‘Joseph has some good horses. I want to buy them, but he refuses to sell.’ My neighbor answers, ‘Pay me the money, and I will sell you Joseph's horses.' The white man returns to me and says, ‘Joseph, I have bought your horses, and you must let me have them. ‘If we sold our lands to the Government, this is the way they were bought” (The Flight-timeline
They had a final council with the nontreaty Nez Perce held at Fort Lapwai. The Nez Perce felt they had no other resource, but to either flee or fight. Most Nez Perce tribes, including Young Chief Joseph, decided to flee from the area and into Canada. Wahlitits, Sarpsis LLppilp his cousin and his nephew Wetyetmas Wahyakt, went to find the murderer who killed his father Eagle Rode. Due to the inability to find him, they went to the other unfriendly and prejudice people that they had problems with and took their personal revenge by killing four men living along the Salmon River. This was the first raid party, which was done in June 13-14, 1877 (The Flight-timeline 1877, 13 June). After the council was done, Chief White Bird was one of the most adamant against selling lands on which the Nez Perce resided during the 1863 Treaty proceedings. This man was the Chief of the men from the Lam'atta band that killed several settlers in the Salmon River area. He led and ignited the Nez Perce War of 1877. This was the second raid party that was done against the white settlers out of revenge for all the innocent people that were slaughtered at the hands of General John Gibbon and his forces