Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Nez Perce tribal elder Horace Axtell sang a blessing song Tuesday at Bozeman's Chief Joseph ...

The Nez Perce War erupted in 1877 after decades of broken treaties, stolen land, and confrontations between settlers and the Nez Perce people. At the center of this struggle was Chief Joseph, a leader ...

Stan Hoggatt recently released his book "Ni Mii Puu Traverse Yellowstone Plateau," about the life and story of Chief Joseph and the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) Tribe. Hoggatt, a Billings resident, has been ...

Nerburn (Neither Wolf Nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder) brings balanced passion to this popular history of the man best known for his sad speech signaling his tribe's surrender at the ...

The dreamers -- A willing exile -- New beginnings -- Quite good friends -- Winding waters -- The wilderness of American power -- Adonis in blue -- Wind blowing -- A sharp-sighted heart -- Aloft -- ...

A historic site in northcentral Montana is the state's newest addition to the National Parks Service. The Bear Paw Battlefield, 15 miles south of Chinook, is where the last fight of the four-month Nez ...