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    Chief Joseph: Leader of the Nez Perce: Educational Version
    Chief Joseph: Leader of the Nez Perce: Educational Version
    Chief Joseph: Leader of the Nez Perce: Educational Version
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    Chief Joseph: Leader of the Nez Perce: Educational Version

    By Calista Plummer

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    Chief Joseph was the name given to the leader of the Nez Perce Indians by the white men who couldn't pronounce Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekht (Thunder Rolling in the Mountains).
    Inheriting the leadership of the Wallowa Band from his father Tuekakas in 1871, Joseph led his people in the Nez Perce war of 1877, the first and only war between the Nez Perce and the whites.

    Find out about the life of this man who led the Nez Perce on their epic run for freedom in this 15-minute biography.

    Ages 8 and up.

    Educational Versions have CCSS Activities.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateSep 25, 2013
    ISBN9781301849642
    Chief Joseph: Leader of the Nez Perce: Educational Version

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    Chief Joseph - Calista Plummer

    CHIEF JOSEPH:

    Leader of the Nez Perce

    By Calista Plummer

    A LearningIsland.com

    15 - Minute Biography

    Editor: Jennifer Robinson

    Title page picture by LOC

    Smashwords Edition

    (c) Copyright 2013 LearningIsland.com. All rights reserved.

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    Chief Joseph: Leader of the Nez Perce / Calista Plummer

    Summary: A brief look at the life of Chief Joseph, Leader of the Nez Perce and the man who led the Nez Perce tribe on their run for freedom.

    1. Chief Joseph (ca. 1844 - 1904) Juvenile Literature. 2. Nez Perce Juvenile Literature.

    Words: 1670

    Reading Level: 6.3

    Ages 8 and up

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    CHIEF JOSEPH

    Leader of the Nez Perce

    Died: September 21, 1904 aged about 60 years.

    Chief Joseph was the name given to the leader of the Nez Perce Indians by the white men. They gave him this name because they couldn't pronounce his real name: Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekht. It meant Thunder Rolling in the Mountains.

    Chief Joseph became the leader of the Wallowa Band of Nez Perce Indians when his father Tuekakas died in 1871. He led his people in the Nez Perce war of 1877. This was the first and only

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