This man's birth name was Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, or Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain.
Some of the fighting this leader is associated with was actually led by his brother Olikut. This man's birth name was Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, or Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain. He tried to negotiate with Oliver Otis Howard, and he eventually led a retreat from Wallowa Valley to the Bear Paw Mountains and surrendered to Nelson Miles in 1877, preventing a return to northeastern Oregon from Montana Territory. One of this chief's speeches ended, "I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever." Name this chief of the Nez Perce.
Some of the fighting this leader is associated with was actually led by his brother Olikut.
Chief Joseph [accept Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt before it is mentioned; accept Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain before it is mentioned]