Joseph, OR

I had the honor of playing a graveside service for a long-time resident of Joseph, Oregon, at the Prairie Creek Cemetery. Joseph is located just minutes away from the spectacular Wallowa Mountains and was named after Chief Joseph of the Nez Pearce Tribal Nation.

“The boy who came to be called In-Mut-Too-Yah-Lat-Tat (sometimes spelled Hin-Mah-Too-Yah-Lat-Kekht or Heinmot Tooyalakekt) or, Thunder Rolling in the Mountains entered the world in 1840, somewhere in the beautiful and dramatic landscape centered on Wallowa Lake in northeastern Oregon. His father, Tuekakas (d. 1871), was the chief of the Wallowa Nez Perce band.” ~ By Jim Kershner (HistoryLink.org Essay 8975)