Ceremony honors those lost in Bear River Massacre

PRESTON, Idaho — The Northwestern band of the Shoshone Nation now owns a major piece of the land where hundreds of their own were massacred. That purchase brought some added emotion to a remembrance ceremony Monday for the Bear River Massacre."There are lessons that we can learn from that tragedy and lessons that need to be learned," said Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox. "This is a story that needs to be told."In response to friction between American Indians and white travelers, Col. Patrick Edw