The document that I selected to analyze is document 17-4. Document 17-4 was written by In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat, or Chief Joseph, and was written in 1879. The reason as to why the document was written, was because Chief Joseph was explaining himself to the Americans all the things that have been done to him and his tribe both in past and in present in great detail and explaining to the Americans that he and his tribe members are the victims. A historical theme that is related to this document is the westward expansion. Chief Joseph tribe is known as the Wal-lam-wat-kin band of Chute-pa-lu, or the Nez Percés and they lived peacefully in Oregon until the 1870’s without disturbance, then however they were forced to move to a reservation. In the
