Nez Perce Indian Reservation (Idaho)

The Nez Perce Indian Reservation is located in central Idaho (Nez Perce, Lewis, Clearwater and Idaho Counties), along the Clearwater River. Several small towns are on the reservation, including Ahsahka, Craigmont, Culdesac, Ferdinand, Kamiah, Lapwai, Orofino, Spalding, Stites, and Winchester.




 * Established -- 1855
 * Agencies (BIA) --
 * Washington East of the Cascades Agency --1857-1861
 * Nez Perce Agency -- 1861-1902
 * Fort Lapwai Agency -- 1902-1933
 * Coeur d'Alene Agency -- 1933-1938
 * Northern Idaho Agency -- 1938 to present
 * Principal tribe -- Nez Perce (also known as the Nimi'ipuu)
 * Population -- 1969: Tribal enrollment 2,251

History
A reservation was created for the Nez Perce in 1855. The Nez Perce Reservation was officially established by Treaty of June 9, 1863 (XIV, 617) and additional agreements of May 27, 1887, ratified by act of Sept. 1, 1888 (XXV, 452) and of May 1, 1893, ratified by act of Aug. 15, 1894 (XXVIII, 326). It has also been called the Lapwai or Fort Lapwai Reservation.

When the reservation was originally formed in 1855, it took in parts of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

Records
Many of the records of individual Indians living on the Nez Perce Reservation were kept by the several agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including:


 * Washington East of the Cascades Agency --1857-1861
 * Nez Perce Agency -- 1861-1902
 * Fort Lapwai Agency -- 1902-1933
 * Coeur d'Alene Agency -- 1933-1938
 * Northern Idaho Agency -- 1938 to present

Other records of those on the reservation are kept by the Tribal Office.

Land records: Tribally-owned land 33,642 acres. Allotted lands 54,237 acres