Poker Joe

Most popularly known for his contribution to the Nez Perce people during the Nez Perce War of 1877, Poker Joe (18?? - 1877) went by several monikers to include Little Tobacco, Hototo,^[1] and Nez Perces Joe.^[2] Half French Canadian and half Nez Perce, his birth name was Joe Hale,^[3] and his tribal name was Lean Elk. Joe Hale gained the nickname Poker Joe through his obsession with gambling and poker.^[4]

^ Hototo (Lean Elk, Poker Joe)
^ Brown, Mark H. “Yellowstone Tourists and the Nez Perce.” Montana: The Magazine of Western History, vol. 16, no. 3, 1966, pp. 30–43. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4517068.
^ Library, University of Oregon, Knight (1877-09-22). "The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, September 22, 1877, Image 2". The Daily Astorian (1877/09/22). ISSN 2163-7911.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Nez Perce National Historic Trail - History & Culture". Fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-17.

[1] Hototo (Lean Elk, Poker Joe)

[autogenerated30-2] Brown, Mark H. “Yellowstone Tourists and the Nez Perce.” Montana: The Magazine of Western History, vol. 16, no. 3, 1966, pp. 30–43. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4517068.

[3] Library, University of Oregon, Knight (1877-09-22). "The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, September 22, 1877, Image 2". The Daily Astorian (1877/09/22). ISSN 2163-7911.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[autogenerated1-4] "Nez Perce National Historic Trail - History & Culture". Fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-17.

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