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Kelley Moulton, Regional History Librarian, recommends Coming Home to Nez Perce Country: The Niimíipuu Campaign to Repatriate their Exploited Heritage by Trevor James Bond.
Growing up in Lewiston, Idaho, I remember the Nez Perce National Historical Park located just outside of Lewison, home to items that represented the Nez Perce people and their heritage.
These items are part of the history and culture of the Niimíipuu people and, though I didn’t know it for the longest time, they have been through a history of exploitation that carries across generations.
It was these personal memories, along with my own nerdiness which is encouraged by my job as the Regional History Librarian, that brought [this book] to my attention.
Coming Home to Nez Perce Country looks at the 150-year history of what is now known as the Wetxuuwíitin Collection (formerly the Spalding-Allen Collection) as it was shipped across the country to Ohio then back to Idaho. It details the drama which would follow as the Niimíipuu people fought to repatriate the items from the Ohio Historical Society. . .
Read Kelley's entire Book Review here.
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