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 * What do you believe were the causes of the conflict?**

I believe the main cause of the Nez Perce Retreat was the economic greed of the europeans.The europeans in those days asked for a lot more than was needed, which was completely unfair to all other cultures around the world. Had they just used the land and resources they had and didn't ask indians for more, the conflict would never have occured. People get angry when asked for more and more by the same person. Also, the history of europeans fighting native americans and wiping out Native American tribes could not have had a positive affect on other Native Americans like the Nez Perce.

**What is the relevant background information (i.e. who, what, when, where)?**

The Nez Perce and the Europeans were involved in the conflict, The Nez Perce Retreat. Europeans had taken Nez perce land in an unfair manner, which caused the Nez Perce to strike back with violence. The Nez Perce and european treaties were broken when chief joseph became the chief and the europeans took the Nez Perce land in 1875. This took place mostly in the Wallowa Valley, but also involved a trail of which the Nez Perce used to attempt fleeing to Canada. Of course, the Nez Perce never reached Canada.

**What were 3 factors that helped cause the conflict (politics, economics, geography, history)?**

First off, the europeans asked for a lot more than they deserved. This was quite unfair to the indians, whom didn't a lot of possesions and resources themselves. The Europeans were being both selfish and greedy when they had the wrong chief, chief Lawyer, sign their treaty. They didn't act on the treaty immediately, but they surely shouldn't have done such an illegal thing anyway. Next, the Nez Perce had to fight for what little they had. If they didn't, more europeans would just keep taking their belongings, until the natives had no more even if they have don't have such rights. No one should experience such behavior to them because of the greed others have. Finally, the europeans had a history of attacking and destroying other cultures. Surely knowing that the same would happen to them influenced the Nez Perce even to attack and run!

**Explain why one factor is more important than the others.** The most important factor to the Nez Perce Retreat conflict was that the europeans were economically greedy. They wanted the money and resources they didn't have. So, they took it from others. The resources the Nez Perce had, in this case was a large amount of gold to find and their land. THE reason european greed was the main factor was that, had they not taken Nez Perce land, the battles would never have happened.


 * How could the conflict have been avoided?**

The conflict could have been avoided by the europeans letting the Nez Perce keep their land. If the europeans didn't take the Wallowa valley, the Nez Perce would not have gotten frustrated and attacked. Then, the nez perce would never have had to retreat, and would not have gotten hunt down. The conflict was completely the european's fault!


 * What sources did you use to get your information?**

Hartle,Sandra. "American Native Chief Joseph." May 26, 2009. juntosociety.com Accessed May 20, 2009 []

Eastmen, Charles. Chief Joseph, "Nez Perce" May 18, 2007. indigenouspeople.net Accessed May 20, 2009 []

Lambert, Dale. __Washington, a State of Contrasts.__ Washington, USA Directed Media Inc, 2008.