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Conflicts with the Indians started to subside after "Custer's Last Stand" (its official name is the "Battle of the Little Bighorn"). There were bloody battles in 1877 between the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce, an Indian tribe led by Chief Joseph in Oregon and Idaho.  This tribe did better against the U.S. Army than other tribes had, but ultimately this tribe was relocated to Oklahoma just as many others had been.  Today Oklahoma has by far the largest Indian population (by percentage) of any State.

Conflicts with the Indians started to subside after "Custer's Last Stand" (its official name is the "Battle of the Little Bighorn"). There were bloody battles in 1877 between the U.S. Army and the Nez Perce, an Indian tribe led by Chief Joseph in Oregon and Idaho.  This tribe did better against the U.S. Army than other tribes had, but ultimately this tribe was relocated to Oklahoma just as many others had been.  Today Oklahoma has by far the largest Indian population (by percentage) of any State.

In honor of the presence of the Nez Perce Indian tribe in the northwest before they were moved, there are now 38 national historic sites in remembrance of them in Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho,<ref>http://www.nps.gov/nepe/</ref> which are frequently visited by tourists.

In honor of the presence of the Nez Perce Indian tribe in the northwest before they were moved, there are now 38 national historic sites in remembrance of them in Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho,<ref>http://www.nps.gov/nepe/</ref> which are frequently visited by tourists.