“Nez Perce Boys Wild and Free – September 20, 1805” by Richard Vernon Greeves is a kinetic celebration of Indigenous youth, freedom, and the spirit of the land before colonization took hold. Two young Nez Perce boys ride bareback across rugged terrain, bows raised in the thrill of movement, their bodies loose, alert, alive. They are not chasing—they are becoming.

Accompanied by dogs and surrounded by speed, the sculpture bursts with forward momentum. Horses lean into the slope, muscles taut, hooves airborne. One rider grips the mane; the other rides hands-free, the moment fully embodied. Greeves masterfully captures the fusion of childhood and wilderness, of harmony between human, horse, and earth.

The date marks the expedition’s crossing into Nez Perce territory—a moment recorded by Lewis and Clark with notes of diplomacy. But this sculpture offers a different story: the boys weren’t waiting. They were running. Wild. Untamed. Unafraid.

This is not a romanticized frontier fantasy—it is a reclaiming of joy, youth, and power often left out of the ledger of history. A centerpiece for collectors, museums, and institutions showcasing Native identity, motion in bronze, and the living pulse of tribal memory.