Revisiting The Bear River Massacre with Darren Parry | “History Is Only Written by the Victors”

The Observatory | Discovery of Consciousness & Awareness · Jan 9, 2025 · 1h 8m

In this episode we had the opportunity to sit down with Darren Parry, the former chairman/chief of the North Western Shoshone tribe. He shared with us a story that was both tragic and hopeful at the same time. The story of Bear River Massacre, from the perspective of those who suffered that day. Brigham Young and the Latter-Day Saint movement led many people to Western North America, where the Shoshones helped them with foraging and many other necessary survival skills. All was well until resources started becoming more scarce, which led to more and more discontent between the Indians and the…