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WATCHING FOR THE SIGNAL - NEZ PERCÉ
There was no tribal organization of the bands known to us as Nez Perchés, and to themselves as Numípu, but simply a loose association of a large number of local and practically independent bands. These fell into four divisions, but the basis was largely geographical, and only to a limited degree political; that is, the weaker component bands looked up to the most powerful one as a leader which experience had proved it to be wisdom to follow; but in every event their course was individually optional.