Nez Perce Tribe Guidance on ICE Presence and Community Safety

The Nez Perce Tribe is committed to the safety, dignity, and well-being of our people. If U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is present in or near our communities, we […]

Clarkston, WA – UPDATED -The Nez Perce Tribe invites the people of the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley to a Nimiipuu 101 presentation, on Monday, December 1, 2025, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the […]

Lapwai, Idaho – On Monday, September 8, 2025, R. Kim Hartwig, MD, Nez Perce, joined the United States (U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as the Director of […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Nez Perce Tribal Chairman Shannon F. Wheeler testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries, urging Congress to reject H.R. 2073, the […]

Lapwai, Idaho – Today, the Nez Perce Tribe filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho challenging the U.S. Forest Service’s final Record of […]

Lenore, Idaho- On July 24, 2025, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., visited the Nez Perce Tribal fish hatchery to meet with tribal leadership […]

Lapwai, ID – In response to extremely dry and hazardous conditions, the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee (NPTEC) has authorized a reservation wide ban on the discharge of fireworks, effective […]

Governmental Meeting on Traditional Homelands Lapwai, ID – The Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee (NPTEC) will hold a special meeting on June 24, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. on the Nez […]

“This action tries to hide from the truth. The Nez Perce Tribe holds a duty to speak the truth for the salmon, and the truth is that extinction of salmon populations […]

Lapwai, Idaho – On Monday, May 19, 2025, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it had issued a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit to Perpetua Resources Corporation […]