NEZ PERCE CEMETERY The Nez Perce Cemetery is an active, traditional Nez Perce cemetery. It occupies about 5 acres in Nespelem, Washington about 16 miles north of Coulee Dam on Washington Highway 155. The cemetery, has an association with the return of the Joseph Band from exile in Oklahoma. The site is administered by the Colville Confederated Tribes, with special attention from the Joseph Band of the Nez Perce. There are no visitor facilities and visitation is discouraged due to the extreme sensitivity of this cemetery. This private cemetery holds the remains of many Nez Perce, including Chief Joseph and Yellow Wolf.There are a number of are many unmarked graves.

	State: Washington Unit: Oregon / Washington