Yellow Wolf, 1855-1935
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Yellow Wolf was born in the Wallowa Valley. A young warrior at the time of the Nez Perce War, he took part in every major battle and was wounded five separate times. For his contributions in the war, Yellow Wolf was given the rank of Chief. He chose not to surrender with Chief Joseph after the Bear Paw battle, and subsequently spent two years in Canada before returning to Idaho, at which time he was arrested and sent to the Indian Territory of Oklahoma. When he returned to the Colville Reservation in Washington State, he supplemented his income by picking hops in the Yakama Valley. It was on one of these annual trips that he encountered L. V. McWhorter for the first time. At his death in 1935, Yellow Wolf was buried on the reservation next to Chief Joseph, his uncle. Yellow Wolf's war relics in the L. V. McWhorter Native American Artifact Collection include his war club, rifle, and war whistle.
Links to collections
Yellow Wolf's War Club
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Yellow Wolf's War Whistle
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
McWhorter, Lucullus Virgil, 1860-1944. Photographs of the Nez Percé and Yakima, 1876-1950.
Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
Chance Encounter marker
Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)
McClung, Paul,. Paul McClung photograph collection, 1890-1969.
Museum of the Great Plains
L.V. McWhorter Photograph Collection
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
McWhorter, Lucullus Virgil, 1860-1944. Photographs of the Nez Percé and Yakima, 1876-1950.
Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
Nez Perce Bows
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Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Yellow Wolf's Winchester Carbine Model 66.44 Rim Fire
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Lucullus Virgil McWhorter Papers, 1848-1945
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Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Commemorative Medal for Yellow Wolf
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Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Related names in SNAC
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Joseph, Nez Percé chief, 1840-1904
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Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925
associatedWith
McClung, Paul,
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McWhorter, Lucullus Virgil, 1860-1944.
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Occupations:
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- Chiefs, Indian
- Hunters
- Orators
Places:
- WA, US
Variant Names
Hemene MoxMox, 1855-1935
Heinmot Hihhih, 1855-1935
White Lightning, 1855-1935
White Thunder, 1855-1935
Yellow Wolf, 1855-1935
Yellow Wolf, Chef, 1855-1935
Yellow Wolf
Wolf, Yellow
Wolf Yellow 1855-1935
Hemene Moxmox 1855-1935
Heinmot Hihhih, 1855-1935
Yellow Wolf Nez Percé warrior 1855-1935
Yellow Wolf, Nez Percé warrior, 1855-1935
White Lightning, 1855-1935
White Thunder, 1855-1935