The Bear River Massacre: January 29th 1863 - Washington Territory, USA

(*2nd Version - 1st version - corrupted sound & minion-tampering) This is a collection of words, photos and video clips about “The Bear River Massacre“, January 29th 1863, in south-eastern Washington Territory, when & where over 400 Shoshoni men, women & children were hunted down, surrounded and massacred, by an overwhelming US military use of excessive artillery. There is also a companion video to this video for “Newe: The Shoshone People & Nation““and more videos of various Shoshone Chiefs & Elders, in this channel. -------------------------------------------------- As more settlers encroached on Shoshone hunting territory, some of the Shoshone warriors raided farms and ranches, for food and attacked immigrants, who confronted them. The warfare resulted in the “Bear River Massacre“ (1863), when US forces attacked and killed an estimated 410 Northwestern Shoshone, who were at their winter encampment. A large number of the dead wer