Chief Joseph
/ˌtʃiːf ˈdʒəʊzəf/, /ˌtʃiːf ˈdʒəʊsəf/
/ˌtʃiːf ˈdʒəʊzəf/, /ˌtʃiːf ˈdʒəʊsəf/
- (c. 1840-1904) the leader of a group of Nez Percé native North American people. When in 1877 they were told to move from Oregon to a reservation (= lan area of land kept for native North American people to live on) 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 1840-1904 年）北美内兹佩尔塞人群体的领袖。 1877 年，当约瑟夫酋长的团队被告知从俄勒冈州搬到爱达荷州的保留地（为北美原住民居住的局域网地区）时，他们杀死了 20 名白人，并试图逃往加拿大。他们行驶了 1000 英里/1600 公里，但在距离加拿大 30 英里/48 公里的地方被美国陆军抓住。约瑟夫酋长在华盛顿州的保留地度过了余生。