<span>Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it in </span>Americanist<span> orthography, popularly known as </span>Chief Joseph<span> or </span>Young Joseph<span>(March 3, 1840 – September 18, 1904), succeeded his father </span>Tuekakas<span> (Chief Joseph the Elder) as the leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of </span>Nez Perce<span>, a </span>Native American<span> tribe indigenous to the </span>Wallowa Valley<span> in northeastern </span>Oregon<span>, in the interior </span>Pacific Northwest<span> region of the United States.</span>
