# Old Chief Joseph

> Tuekakas, commonly known as Old Chief Joseph or Joseph the Elder, was a Native American leader of the Wallowa Band of the Nez Perce. Old Joseph was one of the first Nez Percé converts to Christianity and a vigorous advocate of the tribe's early peace with whites. In 1855 he aided Washington's territorial governor and set up a Nez Percé reservation that expanded from Oregon into Idaho. The Nez Perce agreed to give up a section of their tribal lands in return for an assurance whites would not intrude upon the sacred Wallowa Valley.

*Nez Percé leader*

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## Identity
- **Born:** 1785
- **Died:** 1871-01-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.2 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 34.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Vieux Chef Joseph](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vieux_Chef_Joseph)
- [Old Joseph](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Joseph)
- [Old Chief Joseph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Chief_Joseph)
- [Tuekakas](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuekakas)
- [Tuekakas](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuekakas)
- [Старый Вождь Джозеф](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B4%D1%8C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%84)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2598560)

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