Horace Axtell, 85 year old Nez Perce elder, leader in the traditional Seven Drum religion, and WWII veteran of the Pacific Theatre, speaks about his culture and history. (Horace was one of the first expeditionary troops on the ground in Nagasaki Japan after the nuclear bombings, and ended up contracting a skin disease as a result of his exposure to radiation.)
He tells stories told to him by his grandmother who was born in Wallowa country in 1871, 6 years before General Howard forced Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce out of the Wallowa. He shares the sacred relationship and history of wolves with the Nez Perce in Wallowa country as well as other areas inhabited by the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce). Wolves were regarded as a brother and one of the most sacred animals by the Nimiipuu, who always held them in honor and with a good feeling. http://invisiblehistory.blogspot.com/
The sound quality on this video isn't good, but if you listen closely you can hear him.
