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Nimiipuu

Nimiipuu

9.9
The name the Nez Perce people use for themselves
  • proper noun
: pueblo Nimiipuu
  • The role of treaties maintained the Nimiipuu as a sovereign nation, with distinct rights to both salmon and water.
  • the Nimiipuu people
  • salmon and Nimiipuu
  • land rights of the Nimiipuu

Examples

  • But to the Nimiipuu, salmon and water are the indicators of a healthy environment.

    Academic text (2012)

  • In addition to fish, the Nimiipuu used plant resources for food, medicinal, and industrial purposes.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Third, vision and strong leadership enable the Nimiipuu to prepare for the future.

    Academic text (2012)

  • More than this, the horse was bred by the Nimiipuu to fit their cultural needs.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Moreover, Nimiipuu culture is a tool that the Nimiipuu use and modify to meet their needs and to solve problems.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Additional water will flow down the Snake River, aid salmon migration, and improve Nimiipuu fish and habitat projects.

    Academic text (2012)

  • A long and diverse history provides many insights into Nimiipuu adaptive strategies.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Water (kuus), just like fish, has an ideological and material importance to Nimiipuu cosmology and everyday survival.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The Nimiipuu value their connection to the land and the environment.

  • Many traditions and stories are passed down through generations of the Nimiipuu.

Surface Forms

Nimiipuu main

Etymology

Nimiipuu is the group's own name for themselves and means 'the people', so it is used as their proper name in English, rather than the older French name Nez Perce.