Portrait

we assembled the Chiefs & warriers and Spoke to them
we made 4 Chiefs whome we gave meadels
William Clark

This portrait was copyrighted by J.W. Britain of Kalispell, Montanta in 1902. This could likely be a Kalispell (Flathead) Indian.

Young brave with eagle feather bonnet

Salish Village

They Call themselves Eoote-lash-Schute and consist of 450 Lodges in all and divided into Several bands on the heads of Columbia river & Missouri...
-William Clark-

Salish Indians dancing near their teepees

Photo ©2001 Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's 'The North American Indian': the Photographic Images.

Lewis and Clark trade with the Salish

in the Course of the day I purchased 11 horses & exchanged 7 for which we gave a fiew articles of merchendize. those people possess ellegant horses.
-William Clark-

The Salish people gifted the Corps with eleven elegant horses in exchange for seven lame horses and a few small gifts. According to oral history, the Salish also gave them food, robes, and twelve pack saddles. This exchange shows the the generosity of the Salish people to travelers in need. Meriwether Lewis would later state that the gift of these extra horses enabled them to survive the crossing of Lolo trail.

Learn more about the Salish:

  • Read more: What We See by Debra Magpie Earling in Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes, Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. Ed.
  • Read more: Lewis and Clark in the Bitterroot Valley, The Discovery Writers
  • Explore: Wikipedia