Discover why Idaho chose the Appaloosa as state horse and how this hardy, spotted breed still reflects the state’s identity.

If you drive east on Highway 95 through the Idaho Panhandle, the Clearwater River will be on your right, winding its way slowly and surely toward Lapwai, Idaho, on the Nez Perce Reservation. The river ...

LAPWAI, Idaho — Redwing Two Moons hung on to the reins as the exotic horse raced around a small circular corral. Rarely ridden, the horse known as Yellowhand was refusing to take orders from the ...

On October 5, 1877, Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph formally surrendered his forces to General Nelson A. Miles and General Oliver Otis Howard at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana Territory. This effectively ...

BOISE, Idaho — The state of Idaho is riddled with Native American place names like Lapwai, Kamiah, Kooskia and Weippe. The culture and heritage runs deep in the Gem State. Speaking of deep, there is ...

The Nez Perce Tribe is reclaiming an ancestral village site in the Eastern Oregon town of Joseph more than a century after being pushed out the area. This month, the tribe purchased 148 acres of an ...

The Nez Perce tribe has resumed its annual powwows after canceling them for the pandemic. They are an important way for the tribe to assert its presence in northeastern Oregon. The Nez Perce tribe has ...

Editor’s note: This is the second installment of Howl, a five-part written series and podcast season produced in partnership between the Idaho Capital Sun, States Newsroom and Boise State Public Radio ...

ASOTIN, WA -- Today, the Nez Perce tribe hosted a gathering at Chief Looking Glass Park honoring the spirit of the lands, waters, and forests. The Way Of The Masks gathering is a native-led journey of ...

Stacia Morfin is of medium height, slim, with arched eyebrows and long brown hair separated into two braids, both clasped with panels of red, green, blue and black beads, dressed in regalia that ...