Native North American History, Americas - General & Miscellaneous History, Native Americans - Biography, General & Miscellaneous Native American Studies, Native North American People, Other Christian Denominations & Sects
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Overview
Sagwitch, "the Speaker," a leader of the Northwestern Shoshone, grew up as European Americans began arriving in his homeland west of the Rocky Mountains. He saw a trickle of outsiders passing through the heart of his people's territory become a steady stream of emigrants and settlers. The Shoshone found it more difficult to support themselves from traditional resources and tried to replace them from what the newcomers brought. Resulting conflict led to the slaughter of hundreds of Northwestern Shoshone-Sagwitch's relatives-at the Bear River Massacre. Though wounded, Sagwitch lived to lead the desperate survivors. Believing their best hope lay in joining the people who occupied their homeland, Sagwitch and his band were baptized as Mormons. That enduring relationship led to the founding of the Washakie Indian colony in northern Utah and to a legacy among his descendants of community and religious activism.Book Details
Published
December 1, 1999
Publisher
Utah State University Press
Pages
276
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780874212716