November is National Native American Heritage Month and of course we had to bring you stories about native american history. But, I wouldnt call this native american history; no this is the history of white supremacy. How the Shoshone people have survived and are still here today is their history.
In the late 1800's the west was opening up for exploration and settlement. Although the Shoshone people had been living in this region for milennia, they were welcoming to the settlers who had moved into the area. Much to their own detriment.
After a time of harsh treatment, the Shoshone had had enough and began to strike back at the settlers who were coming in and taking over their ancestoral lands. This lead the white people of the area to reach out and ask for help from the US government.
In response they sent out the man they would call the Indian Killer, Patrick Connor. And he got that name honestly; starting with this massacre of almost a whole village, he started his reign of terror against the native people of the US that would last until the end of the civil war.
ROH EP 48 Source Notes:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/bear-river-massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_River_Massacre
https://rsc.byu.edu/civil-war-saints/bear-river-massacre-new-historical-evidence
