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WITH SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE BY THE AUTHOR, DAN PARRYThe Book:
Even though the Bear River Massacre was a defining event in the history of the Northwest Band of the Shoshone, in Parry’s retelling the massacre did not trap his people in death, but offered them rebirth. While never flinching from the realities of Latter-day Saint encroachment on Shoshone land and the racial ramifications of America’s spread westward, Parry offers messages of hope. As storyteller for his people, Parry brings the full weight of Shoshone wisdom to his tales—lessons of peace in the face of violence, of strength in the teeth of annihilation, of survival through change, and of the pliability necessary for cultural endurance.
The Presenter:
Hope Benedict was born and raised in Lemhi County, Idaho. She received her BA in History from Boise State University; she then attended the University of Oregon, Eugene, where she earned an MA in English History and her Ph.D. in United States History with a specialty in the American West. She is the executive director of the Lemhi County Historical Museum and serves on the board of the Idaho Heritage Trust. Her dissertation, “Place and Community in the Mining West, Lemhi County 1866-1929,” is an overview of regional western settlement; and she recently completed Living with the Landscape: Mining, Ranching, and Conservation in the American West. Dr. Benedict taught History of Idaho and the American West at Boise State and Idaho State Universities.
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