Insisted that Joseph. many leading warriors. and others who might be accused of atrocities In Idaho be delivered to the Colville Reservation. Religion may also have entered the pieture. Yellow Wolf said an interpreter asked each of the exiles: "Where you want to go? Lapwal and be Christian. or Colville and just be yourself?" The refugees who chose or were assigned Lapwai received a warm welcome from others of their blood. Soon some were well on their way toward becoming selfsufficient farmers. Those who followed Joseph to Fort Spokane were greeted by a blast from the Colville agent: the Nez Perces had become used to Oklahoma. "sickly sentimentality" forced their return. insufficient funds were available to feed them. etc.
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