| LC control no. | sh 85091647 |
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| LC classification | E99.N5 |
| Topical heading | Nez Percé Indians |
| Variant(s) | Chopunnish Indians Nimapu Indians Nimiipu Indians Nimi'ipuu Indians Nimipu Indians Numiipu Indians Numipu Indians |
| See also | Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific Shahaptian Indians |
| Found in | Hodge handbk. Am. Ind.: p. 65. Swanton Ind. tribes: p. 400. Encyclopedia of North American Indians, 1996: p. 431 (Numiipu) Tots tatoken, July 10, 2004: p. 1 (Nimiipu) Cowdrey, M. Horse masks of the Plateau, c2007: p. 54 (Nez Perce (Nimi'ipuu) horse masks) Wikipedia online, Jan. 14, 2008 (Nez Perce; the name for themselves is Nimi'ipuu which means simply "the people", or "we the people; Nez Perce" is the spelling of the name used by the tribe itself, the US Government, and by contemporary historians) |
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