§281a Designation

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can name places, whether owned by the Federal government or not, as parts of the Nez Perce National Historical Park. These places must relate to early Nez Perce life, the Lewis and Clark trip, the fur trade, missionaries, gold mining and logging, the Nez Perce War of 1877, or other sites that show the Nez Perce country’s role in westward expansion. The designation must include 13 specific places: Tolo Lake (Idaho); Looking Glass’ 1877 Campsite (Idaho); Buffalo Eddy (Washington and Idaho); Traditional Crossing near Doug Bar (Oregon and Idaho); Camas Meadows battle sites (Idaho); Joseph Canyon Viewpoint (Oregon); the traditional campsite at the Fork of the Lostine and Wallowa Rivers (Oregon); the burial site of Chief Joseph the Younger (Washington); Nez Perce campsites (Washington); Big Hole National Battlefield (Montana); Bear’s Paw Battleground (Montana); Canyon Creek (Montana); and Hasotino Village (Idaho). These sites are described in the National Park Service report titled “Nez Perce National Historical Park Additions Study” (1990) and Old Chief Joseph’s Gravesite and Cemetery, Oregon as shown on the map “Nez Perce Additions,” no. 429–20–018 (September 1991). Any lands added to Big Hole under item 10 become part of the Big Hole National Battlefield and are managed by it, but they may be interpreted in line with the purposes of this part of the law.