Chief Joseph
/ˌtʃiːf ˈdʒəʊzəf/, /ˌtʃiːf ˈdʒəʊsəf/
/ˌtʃiːf ˈdʒəʊzəf/, /ˌtʃiːf ˈdʒəʊsəf/
- (c. 1840-1904) the leader of a group of Nez Percé Native Americans. When in 1877 they were told to move from Oregon to a reservation (= land given and protected by the US government) in Idaho, Chief Joseph's group killed 20 white people and tried to escape to Canada. They travelled over 1 000 miles/1 600 kilometres, but the US Army caught them 30 miles/48 kilometres from Canada. Chief Joseph lived the rest of his life on a reservation in the state of Washington.
约瑟夫酋长：（约1840-1904年）一群内斯佩尔塞土著美国人的领袖。1877年，当他们被告知要从俄勒冈州移至爱达荷州的保留地时，约瑟夫酋长长队杀死了20名白人，并试图逃离加拿大。他们行进了1000英里/ 1 600公里，但美国陆军却从加拿大抓获了30英里/ 48公里。约瑟夫酋长的余生都在华盛顿州定居。