How to Use Nez Percé in a Sentence

Nez Percé

noun

• 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 give the gray wolf status equal to that of human beings.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
• In 1994, the Nez Perce Tribe began restoring the fishery with the aid of hatcheries.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Oct. 2023
• 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
• Only Nez Perce County, which covers Lewiston, saw a slower rate of growth than in 2023.
  — Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 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
• 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
• 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
• The mitigation plans for the mine were modified at several points in response to Nez Perce concerns.
  — David Blackmon, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
• The company declined to specifically respond to the Nez Perce Tribe’s concerns.
  — Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 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
• 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
• 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