Forum: Hidden Histories: The Bear River Massacre - A Shoshone History

Forum: Hidden Histories: The Bear River Massacre - A Shoshone History

Darren Parry is the author of The Bear River Massacre: A Shoshone History and is the 2023 Spring Practitioner-In-Residence at Utah State University. His lecture “History, Healing, and Re-story-ation” will explore how the Bear River Massacre was a defining moment for the Northwestern band of the Shoshone Nation, and how the massacre did not trap the Shoshone people in death but offered them a chance of rebirth. Parry states “My message is one of hope and of peace in the face of violence. What emerges from the margins of these stories is a poignant reminder of the resilience of a people.” 

The former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, Parry currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American West Heritage Center, in Wellsville, Utah, and also on the Utah Humanities Board and the PBS Utah Board of Directors. Parry attended the University of Utah and Weber State University, receiving his bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education, with an emphasis in History. 

Tickets: $29 City Club Members, $35 non-members, $5 no meal

Speaker: Darren Parry

Moderator: City Club board member Greg Hahn

Where: Idaho State Museum

When: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 from 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by CapEd Credit Union.

This Forum is one in a series featuring the stories of communities in Idaho that have often been omitted from the dominant narrative of Idaho's history. 

City Club thanks our Premier Sponsor, Northwest Nazarene University and the NNU School of Business and our Annual sponsor, University of Idaho. The 2023 Forum Series is sponsored by AARP of Idaho, Bank of Idaho, Echelon Group, Micron, Optum, Small Mine Development, and St. Luke's. We are pleased to welcome university students to attend our events thanks to our University partners Boise State University, Northwest Nazarene University, and University of Idaho. Our media partners include Boise State Public Radio, Idaho Public Television and the Idaho Statesman. The Osher Lifetime Learning Institute is our Community Partner. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council, the state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

If you have any questions, call 208-364-4614 and staff can assist you.