Nez Perce Homelands & Snake River
Clearwater-Snake River Confluence
Autumn 1805: October 10-13 • Spring 1806: May 2-5

In the homelands of the Nez Perce people, the confluence for the Clearwater and Snake rivers was a major milestone for the Corps of Discovery’s passage through the Northwest. Here, they continued down the waters that would lead them to the Columbia River and ultimately to their long sought after goal, the Pacific Ocean.

Some of the Expedition’s significant events in this region are listed below:
The Rescue
Snake River/Salmon River Relationship
A Place of Future Settlement
Not a Tree in Sight
Temuut'su Was Five Years Old
Meeting with the "Bighorn Chief"
Centuries Old Short-Cut