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Remembering the Bear River Massacre

By Samantha Wright
Published November 1, 2022 at 2:43 PM MDT
Former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, Darren Parry.
Darren Parry
Former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, Darren Parry.

In 1863, near what is now Preston Idaho, a group of U.S. soldiers attacked a Shoshone village.

Today the attack is called the Bear River Massacre and over 450 Shoshone men, women and children were killed. Darren Parry will be talking about Bear River this week as part of Boise's Fettuccine Forum and joins Idaho Matter to discuss this important piece of history.

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Samantha Wright
As Senior Producer of our live daily talk show Idaho Matters, I’m able to indulge my love of storytelling and share all kinds of information (I was probably a Town Crier in a past life!). My career has allowed me to learn something new everyday and to share that knowledge with all my friends on the radio.
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