How to Use Nez Percé in a Sentence

Nez Percé

noun
  • Nimiipuu or Nez Perce—What’s in a Name?
    — Kelsey Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
  • The Nez Perce give the gray wolf status equal to that of human beings.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The Nez Perce story states that the salmon gave of himself so that the Nimiipuu could thrive.
    — Alyssa Pone, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The Nez Perce Tribe holds exclusive treaty rights to fish, hunt and gather on the land where the mine is planned.
    — Kevin Fixler september 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2025
  • James said working with the Nez Perce on the reintroduction effort is a full-circle moment for him.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The Nez Perce and other tribes advocate for the removal of those four dams to restore salmon populations.
    — Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In 1994, the Nez Perce Tribe began restoring the fishery with the aid of hatcheries.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The mitigation plans for the mine were modified at several points in response to Nez Perce concerns.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Hyde, who is of Assiniboine, Nez Perce and Chippewa heritage, is known around the world for his ability to create life from cold stone.
    — Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The Nez Perce people, who have inhabited the region for thousands of years, refer to it as Nipéhe, for an ancient village there.
    — Bymike Price, science.org, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Nakia Williamson-Cloud is the cultural resources program director for the Nez Perce Tribe.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026
  • Only Nez Perce County, which covers Lewiston, saw a slower rate of growth than in 2023.
    — Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The company declined to specifically respond to the Nez Perce Tribe’s concerns.
    — Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
  • My grandma was born and raised in a little log cabin during the Depression, on the Nez Perce reservation in Lapwai.
    — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Meade and Umphenour were indicted by a Nez Perce grand jury and charged in June 2024 for the murder Mauney.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The Nez Perce Coroner’s Office identified the man as 61-year-old Douglas Petersen.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Washington state already allows tolling exemptions for a handful of tribes, including the Nez Perce and Yakama Nation.
    — Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Last month, the Nez Perce sued in federal court to overturn the Forest Service’s decision to grant final approval to Perpetua.
    — Kevin Fixler september 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Douglas Petersen, 61, was killed in the blast, according to the Nez Perce County Coroner’s Office.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
  • District 2, which includes Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis and Nez Perce counties, has zero full-time troopers.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This year, the park is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a variety of activities and events, including a Nez Perce horse trail ride and parade in late July.
    — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2022
  • The Nez Perce Tribe has led other species restoration efforts in Idaho, including spearheading gray wolf reintroduction in the 1990s.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Far below the canyon’s monumental walls, the Snake River threads its way through the landscape—a sustaining lifeline for the Nimiipuu (also known as the Nez Perce) people for generations.
    — Kelsey Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
  • Shannon Wheeler, then-vice chairman of the Nez Perce Tribe (and now chairman), discussed the need to use energy as efficiently as possible — and to generate as much energy locally as possible.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • Nez Perce County Prosecutor Justin Coleman said on social media that a decision on a plea deal was reached after multiple conversations with law enforcement and the victims’ families.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
  • In December, Meade accepted a deal with Nez Perce and Clearwater prosecutors and entered an Alford plea in the killing of Mauney and Henderson, and in exchange the death penalty was taken off the table.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Nez Perce National Historic Park saw close to 350,000 visitors in 2025, an increase of about 1,000 visits since 2024.
    — Hali Smith may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
  • Human initiatives have undoubtedly helped—particularly, the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park and Idaho in 1995, which was driven by the Nez Perce Tribe.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The Nez Perce Tribe received a $500,000 grant from the Colossal Foundation to reintroduce California condors to Hells Canyon on the Idaho-Oregon border.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Dec. 2025
  • James said Colossal already had a relationship with the Nez Perce through the company’s Indigenous Council when the foundation heard about the tribe’s condor reintroduction plan from Eric Kash Kash, who directs the tribe’s Wildlife Division.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Dec. 2025

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