It was the deadliest massacre of indigenous people in U.S. history. But today, many still don’t know the story. It was 1863, on an icy January morning, at dawn. Hundreds of members of the Northwestern ...

In an initiative to restore ecological balance and honor the memory of those lost during the Bear River Massacre, the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation has launched a restoration project at the ...

In response to a recent letter to the editor written by Geniel Kemper (“It’s appalling whom the plaque at the site of the Bear River Massacre honors — and whom it doesn’t.”) I am so sorry Geniel ...

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 ...

PRESTON, Idaho — A sacred site, once taken and turned into cattle grazing pastures, is now being restored to its natural state, thanks to hundreds of volunteers and what has now become a $14 million ...

When Col. Patrick Connor led a group of U.S. cavalrymen in a daytime attack on the Shoshone in Idaho, up to 493 men, women and children were killed. The events of that bitter cold January morning in ...

The Mormons and the military -- The military and the Shoshoni -- The Shoshoni and the Saints -- Round trip to a massacre -- Massacre aftermath -- Forgetting Bear ...

One hundred-plus spectators including Shoshone tribal members, history buffs, politicians and non-native locals gathered in a small circle of trees tucked between two farms a few miles north of ...

I enjoyed reading the piece in the Sunday paper (May 31) by Steve Crump regarding the Bear River Massacre and felt compelled to add additional information. I grew up in Oneida County and, as a history ...