I Return From a Difficult Journey

The sculpture installation at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture on Main Street in Joseph, OR, was completed on June 22, 2019.  The name of the sculpture is ‘etweyé·wise, which means, in the Nez Perce language, “I return from a difficult journey.” The artist is Doug Hyde, born in Hermiston, raised at Lapwai, sent by a wise teacher to the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe at 17, Viet Nam veteran, and now one of the leading sculptors in the country.