I will tell of my war story

"In 1877, several bands of Nez Perce had clashed with the U.S. military (and occasionally other Indians) along the Clearwater and Big Hole Rivers, and finally at the foot of the Bear Paw Mountains. Some Nez Perce escaped to Canada, where they eventually joined Sitting Bull and the Lakotas.". "I Will Tell of My War Story reproduces and discusses a remarkable series of drawings by an anonymous Indian artist who fought alongside Chief Joseph and later reached Canada. The drawings, in red, blue, and black pencil, include portraits of principal participants in the war, battle scenes, and views of Nez Perce camp life and celebrations during the war and after."--BOOK JACKET.