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Nez Perce National Historical Park
While At The Park

When you visit the park, the staff wants everyone to have a good time. Please review the following rules with those who will be attending a program at the park:

  • Please do not consume food, drink and chewing gum in the museum.
  • Please enter the building quietly as not to disturb other visitors.
  • Please do not touch objects unless directed by the park staff.
  • Smoking is not permitted in the building.
  • Rest rooms and a drinking fountain are available.

If you eat lunch in the picnic area, there are specific rules that govern behavior around the cemetery. Burial sites are sacred to the Nez Perce therefore all visitors are expected to respect the cemetery as sacred ground. PLEASE REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING RULES:

  • Please do not walk or stand on the graves.
  • Please do not take food or drinks into the cemetery.
  • Please do not take rubbings or markings from headstones.
  • Please do not handle the headstones.
  • Please do not touch or bother any items on the graves.
  • Please do not engage in any type of recreational activity.
  • Adults please accompany children if they decide to walk through the cemetery.
 

 

 

 

 

 
The great Nez Perce rodeo rider Jackson Sundown on his horse, circa 1920. NPS photo NEPE-HI-1922  

Did You Know?
Horses came into Nez Perce country about the 1730s and the Nez Perce became well known for their large herds of fine horses. The Nez Perce practiced selective breeding to obtain the traits of intelligence, endurance, and speed.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST