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142 - Shoshone Culture

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Course Description: This course will cover the Native Americans that live in Cache Valley for the last few centuries. We will cover the hunter-gatherer lifestyle that we live, our religious practices how we interacted with the first group of Mormon pioneers, and how that changed our lifestyle. We will also go in depth about the Bear River Massacre and the impact that this one event had on a group of people. We will also discuss some of the Shoshone people’s conversion to the LDS Church and who we are today. We will also discuss plans for a future cultural interpretive center to be built at the Massacre Site.

Course Instructor: Darren Parry is an enrolled member of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation where he serves as the Chairman of the tribe. He has served his people for more than 10 years. He received his BS in Education from Weber State University and served as an Adjunct Professor at Weber State University. He guest lectures at Universities around the country and speaks about his culture to many K-12 schools sharing his knowledge of his people. He is the Great Great Great Grandson of Chief Sagwitch who was the Chief during the Bear River Massacre. The Shoshone perspective needs to be heard.
dparry@arrowpoint.us