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Nez Perce National Historical Park
Traveling Trunks
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The park has a number of traveling trunks that are available to educators that cover natural and historical topics relevant to Nez Perce country. - Project WILD Salmon Trunk: This trunk has activities that focus on Salmon habitat, why Salmon are in danger and what we all can do together to save them. The trunk cannot be mailed out and must be picked up at the Spalding site visitor center. Call (208) 843-7001 for more details.
The Idaho Historical Society has two trunks that relate to Nez Perce history and culture and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. They are available directly from the historical society for a minimal fee. Their contents include: - Lewis and Clark Trunk: What equipment did Lewis and Clark being with them on their voyage of discovery? How did the men use these items? How do they work? This trunk contains several replicas of items listed on Lewis' inventory. Several lesson plans accompany the trunk and focus on journal writing, plant identification, and map making activities.
- Nez Perce Parfleche Trunk: Learn about the culture of the Nez Perce with a traveling trunk full of Nez Perce artifacts. The concept of the trunks is modeled after Is'aaptekay, Nez Perce suitcases or Parfleche that typically held items that men and women would have used for work or leisure at the time of Lewis and Clark's arrival. All of the items included in the trunks are contemporary pieces made by tribal members. It includes a teacher's guide with a bibliography, four videos about the tribe, and the book Welcome to Kaya's World.
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![Canoe Camp. At the end of September, 1805, the expedition built canoes here for the last leg of their journey to the Pacific. Canoe Camp. At the end of September, 1805, the expedition built canoes here for the last leg of their journey to the Pacific.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507183055im_/http://www.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/NEPE_NEPE_Canoe%20Camp.jpg) |
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Did You Know?
Nez Perce National Historical Park has three sites used by the Lewis and Clark expedition - the Weippe Prairie (1805), Canoe Camp (1805), and Long Camp (1806). The Lolo Trail, the ancient travel route used by the expedition in 1805 and 06 is also included as a park site.
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Last Updated: November 24, 2008 at 10:32 EST |