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Charlot of Flatheads Saved Whites in Nez Perce Uprising 1877
A historical account portrays Charlot head chief of the Flatheads defending Bitter Root settlers when Joseph led the Nez Perces through in 1877. He warned Joseph to spare whites, rode out with warriors, and saved a valley before being betrayed by a later treaty that stripped his people of lands and status.
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Charlot
Flatheads
Nez Perce
Bitter Root Valley
Srr Beear
Joseph
Looking Glass
Nez Perces
Root
Flathead
Lo Lo
Bitter Root
Gibbon
Montena
Tory
Stevensville
Jocko Reservation
Carrington
Victor
Alexander
Mitchell
Stevens
Congress
Garfield
Arlee
Adolph
William H. Clagett
D. G. Swain
W. F. Sanders
Fort Owen