Chief Joseph and 150 others, who chose to retain their traditional religion, were exiled to a reservation at Colville, Wash.
			Joseph would die here September 21, 1904

The Nez Perce Cemetery is an active, traditional Nez Perce cemetery on about about 5 acres in Nespelem, Washington . It holds the remains of many Nez Perce, including Chief Joseph and Yellow Wolf. There are a number of are many unmarked graves.