The Native American leader who traveled to Washington, D.C., to see the last of their lands sold to the U.S. government was Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe.
1. Chief Joseph led his people during their attempt to flee to Canada to avoid being forced onto a reservation by the U.S. government.
2. After a long and difficult journey, Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce were surrounded just short of the Canadian border and were forced to surrender.
3. Chief Joseph and his tribe were then taken to Kansas and later to a reservation in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), where they were unable to return to their homeland in the Pacific Northwest.
4. Chief Joseph's visit to Washington, D.C., was part of his efforts to plead for the return of his people to their ancestral lands, but unfortunately, the request was denied, and the Nez Perce were not allowed to go back.
Overall, Chief Joseph's journey to Washington, D.C., symbolizes the struggles faced by many Native American tribes as they were displaced from their lands and forced to adapt to a new way of life imposed by the U.S. government.
