Thursday, June 24, 2021
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
Countdown to Chief Joseph Days Ranch Rodeo
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JOSEPHY EXHIBIT
‘Treaties and Reservations’
Lowell Lewis of the Circle P Ranch ropes a calf at
the 2015 Countdown to Chief Joseph Days Rodeo,
a fundraiser for local high school scholarships.
Usher in rodeo season at the Countdown
to Chief Joseph Days Ranch Rodeo
By Katy Nesbitt
Go! Magazine
JOSEPH — It’s rodeo season
and local ranchers are gearing up
to compete with their neighbors
for cash prizes and bragging rights
at the Countdown to Chief Joseph
Days Ranch Rodeo July 2 and 3.
The popular event pits teams
against each other in real work-
ing ranch events like (virtual)
branding, team roping, sorting and
doctoring. This year the rodeo will
also feature steer stopping - a fast
paced event where the roper must
catch the calf by the horns within a
predetermined distance.
The excitement starts when
horseback riders from the com-
dinner at 7. Dinner tickets are $15.
Auction items offered this year
include artwork, day-trip packages
to the Wallowa Lake Tram and
Wallowa Lake Marina, veterinar-
ian care, baskets from the local
nurseries and a horse packing trip.
The ranch rodeo begins at 2 p.m.
Saturday, July 3 at the Joseph Ro-
deo Grounds’ Harley Tucker Arena.
Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for
ages 4 to 10, and under 4 receive
free admission. Food and drinks
will be for sale during the event.
Proceeds from the rodeo sup-
port college scholarships, awarded
to one 2021 graduate from Wal-
lowa, Enterprise and Joseph high
schools.
munity are
Ranch Rodeo
invited to ride
horseback
July 2: 2:30
across the
p.m., Joseph
Wallowa Lake rodeo grounds
East Moraine July 3: 2 p.m.,
— home of
Harley Tucker
the original
Arena
Chief Joseph
Days Rodeo.
The ride begins at 2:30 p.m. at the
Joseph Rodeo grounds.
That night, rodeo enthusiasts
are invited to the annual dinner,
auction and calcutta auction, where
rodeo teams are up for “sale” and
“owners” take a cut of the winnings.
Social hour begins with a cash bar
at 6 p.m. followed by tri-tip beef
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ever, when gold was discovered in
1860, the government decided it
needed a new treaty. The Treaty
of 1863, called the “Steal Treaty,”
shrunk Nez Perce lands by 90%
and divided the Nez Perce into
“treaty” and “non-treaty” factions.
There was a last Indian hope
in 1873, when President Grant
declared, by executive order, a
“Reservation for the Roaming
Nez Perce Indians in the Wallowa
Valley in Oregon.” Grant said
Chief Joseph and his band would
have half the Wallowa Country,
but the order was rescinded in
1875.
Visitors to the exhibit will be
able to see the handwritten pages,
compare the signatures, and read
the words of printed treaty docu-
ments.
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JOSEPH — A new
exhibit at the Josephy
Center for Arts and
Culture, “Treaties
and Reservations,”
features the agree-
ments between the
U.S. government and
the Nez Perce people.
The exhibit, which
runs June 22 through
July 26, includes facsimiles of
treaties, drawings and photos
of major fi gures, discussion of
the documents, and interpretive
artwork by three contemporary
tribal artists: Kevin Peters, Kellen
Trenal and Phil Cash Cash. The
art on display will be available
for sale.
An opening reception will be
held Saturday, June 26, from 4-6
p.m. With the lessening of CO-
VID-19 restrictions, the in-person
gathering can accommodate 100
people. Masks will be provided
and suggested.
In 1805, Lewis and Clark
were the fi rst whites to come to
Nez Perce lands, but fur traders,
missionaries and settlers soon
followed. In 1855, Washington
Territory Governor Isaac Stevens
convened treaty meetings in
Walla Walla, and the Nez Perce
emerged the only Northwest tribe
with their own reservation. How-
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