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Nez Perce National Historical Park
History & Culture
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![Heart of the Monster, near Kamiah Idaho. Heart of the Monster, near Kamiah Idaho.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081010062850im_/http://www.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/NEPE_NEPE_Heart%20of%20the%20Monster.jpg) |
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Did You Know?
In Nez Perce country, the landscape tells stories. The lump of basalt near Kamiah, Idaho represents the Heart of a Monster. Coyote battled and killed a monster and from the drops of the creature's blood the Nez Perce were created.
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Last Updated: September 18, 2006 at 09:09 EST |