James Whitmore
General Oliver O. Howard
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No one knows where they are -- perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I can find; maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever!
Set in 1877, the story follows Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe, who lived in the border area of Idaho and Oregon. As President Ulysses S. Grant permits white settlers to come to both territories, the native Nez Perce fight back and defy the order from Grant to leave their home ground.
I Will Fight No More Forever (1975), the story of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce, was adapted as a film by Richard T. Heffron. Starring James Whitmore, Sam Elliott, Ned Romero, and Nick Ramus, it is available on video from Anchor Bay Entertainment.
Apr 14, 1975 · I Will Fight No More Forever: Directed by Richard T. Heffron. With James Whitmore, Sam Elliott, Ned Romero, Linda Redfearn. In a period when many thought that "the only good Indian is a dead Indian," Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce won the admiration of the American public.
From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever. Twenty-five years after fighting his reluctant war with the United States, Chief Joseph was still in exile, longing to return to his beloved Wallowa Valley in eastern Oregon.
May 29, 2023 · This brief speech, delivered by Joseph to Gen. Oliver O. Howard (1830–1909), is best remembered for its last sentence: “From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.” Joseph surrendered on the understanding that his people would be permitted to return to their reservation in Idaho.
SYNOPSIS. Resisting a U.S. government order to move to a reservation, the Nez Percé tribe evaded U.S. troops for 1,500 miles. When the tribe finally succumbed to fatigue, sickness, and the relentless pursuit of the troops, their leader, Chief Joseph, ended the chase with a statement of surrender.
Based on a true story, this film focuses on the plight of Nez Perce Native American leader Chief Joseph (Ned Romero) and his decision to defy the U.S....
Oct 16, 2021 · Twenty years after signing a treaty granting the Nez Perce their ancestral lands on the Oregon-Idaho border forever, Gen. Howard (James Whitmore) arrives with news that President Grant has opened the area to settlers and the tribe is to be moved to a reservation.
A dramatization of a tragic part of U.S. history in which the leader of the Nez Perce Indians refused to take his tribe to a reservation in 1877, trying instead to lead them to safety in Canada, with the cavalry in pursuit trying to stop the escape. Emmy Award nominations went to writers Jeb...
