The Economic Times

In 1863, a deadly US massacre killed hundreds of Native Americans. 160 years later, the Shoshone are restoring the site of the attack

In 1863, the Bear River Massacre became the deadliest slaughter of Native Americans in US history, leaving hundreds of Shoshone men, women and children dead in a winter attack. More than 160 years later, the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation is reclaiming the site through ecological restoration, cultural preservation and a mission to keep their ancestors story alive.