Published: May 17, 2023
In 1863, US volunteer soldiers attacked a Shoshone village on the pretext that they had attacked White settlers in the area. In fact, the settlers had stolen all the land and water from the tribe. Initially, the destitute Shoshone were able to hold off the soldiers, but the battle soon devolved into a massacre with mostly unarmed men, women, and children slaughtered. The Shoshone death toll has been estimated at 300-400 with 14 US soldiers lost.
- Northwestern Shoshone Fish Song lesson plan - BYU School of Education in partnership with and approved by the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation Cultural Specialist, Patty Timbimboo-Madsen and Paula Watkins, library consultant to the tribal nation. An especially great lesson for music teachers. Note: special permission was granted for non-Shoshone children to sing this song.
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