Chief Joseph's Death
Born (Birthday) March 3, 1840
Death Date September 21, 1904
Age of Death 64 years
Cause of Death Heart Failure
Profession War Hero
The war hero Chief Joseph died at the age of 64. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Native American leader who took part in an 1877 war, after his Nez Perce tribesmen were removed from Oregon’s Wallowa Valley.
He was married and had a daughter named Jean-Louise.
Quotes
"Good words will not give me back my children.
"I cannot tell how much my heart suffered for my people while at Leavenworth.
"The first white men of your people who came to our country were named Lewis and Clark. They brought many things that our people had never seen. They talked straight. These men were very kind.
"We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead.
"The Indian race are waiting and praying.