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NEZ-PERCE

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Wallowa Lake and the City of Joseph

A trip to Northeast Oregon is an opportunity to witness where one of history's tragic stories begins. This is where the Nez Perce Indians spent their last free days, before going to a reservation.

Sale of Carbon Credits Helping Land-Rich, but Cash-Poor, Tribes - New York Times
Source: The New York Times

LAPWAI, Idaho — On the Nez Perce reservation here, land that was cleared in the 19th century for farming is being converted back to forest, in part to sell the trees' ability to sequester carbon.

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