Bear Hunter
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Indian History
Article abstract: War chief Bear Hunter was killed during the{$IBear River Campaign} Bear River Campaign, which secured the Great Basin for white expansion.
Located along the Bear River in southeastern Idaho, Bear Hunter's village was near the Great Salt Lake, which had become the focal point for Mormon expansion. The village was crossed by the Central Overland Mail Route and the Pony Express, each bearing stagecoaches carrying mail to California. Although some Shoshone leaders, including Washakie of the Wind River Shoshone and Tendoy of the Lemhi Shoshone, were...
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