Bear River Massacre happened in Idaho 162 years ago
On Jan. 29, 1863, nearly 300 infantry and cavalry shot down the Shoshoni village along the Bear River.
‘American Primeval’ and the Utah War — a historian’s take on the real men, real militias and real massacres
Yes. Though the Utah War has been called “bloodless,” in reality, Mormon militiamen in southern Utah perpetrated a horrific war atrocity on Sept. 11, 1857, in a valley called Mountain Meadows (which, ...
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Dozens gather to remember victims of 1863 Bear River Massacre
A crowd of dozens gathered in the cold morning air to remember those who lost their lives in Jan. 29, 1863, Bear River ...
What the tired tropes of ‘American Primeval’ get wrong about Brigham Young, early Latter-day Saints
The Netflix miniseries is a false depiction that draws on negative stereotypes, writes Matt Grow, managing director of Church ...
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Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation memorializes 1863 massacre
Dennis Alex, Chairman of the Northwest Band of Shoshone Nation (NWBSN), welcomed some 500 people gathered for the 162nd ...
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Dozens gather to remember victims of 1863 Bear River Massacre
A crowd of dozens gathered in the cold morning air to remember those who lost their lives in Jan. 29, 1863, Bear River Massacre. The annual memorial service was held Wednesday, Jan. 29 at the ...