Lucinda George Simpson - Elder, Nez Perce People is a descendant of the Chief Joseph Wallowa band of Nez Perce. Retired from an influential career in law enforcement, Lucinda continues her work to make her community stronger. She lives in Lapwai, Idaho on the Nez Perce Reservation. “I am the matriarch of my family. I have raised four grandchildren. My mother was a full-blooded Nez Perce. I am the granddaughter of the chief of the Nooksack Tribe. My roots span from the mountains of Idaho to the Salish Sea. My blood lines trace the journeys of wild salmon and orca whales.”