Nez Perce
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Native American tribe
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The Nez Perce (/ˌnɛz ˈpɜːrs, ˌnɛs -/ ; autonym in Nez Perce: nimíipuu, meaning 'we, the people') are an Indigenous people of the Plateau who still live on a fraction of the lands on the southeastern Columbia River Plateau in the Pacific Northwest. This region has been occupied for at least 11,500 years.
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