Yellow Bird (chief)

Yellow Bird (Peo-peo-mox-mox or Peopeomoxmox) was a chief in the Walla Walla tribe. He was present during the 1855 treaty council of the Yakima War period. He was later killed and mutilated that same year by Oregon Volunteers who were holding him hostage during the Battle of Walla Walla.^[1]

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Notes

^ "Before the fight, chief Peo-Peo-Mox-Mox had been taken hostage and, during the first day of the battle, he and other hostages were killed." HistoryLink essay no. 8132

Sources

HistoryLink essay no. 8132. Oregon volunteers invade Washington Territory and battle the Walla Wallas and other tribes beginning on December 6, 1855.
Peopeomoxmox Monument

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Name	Yellow Bird
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Short description	19th century Walla Walla chief from Oregon
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Date of death	1855
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