Bear River Massacre Commemoration

A gathering/meeting held at the BCC to discuss, share opinions and tell of what they know about the Bear River Massacre and also other topics discussed such as how we are affected by this today and the things that have come out of it.

A gathering/meeting held at the BCC to discuss, share opinions and tell of what they know about the Bear River Massacre and also other topics discussed such as how we are affected by this today and the things that have come out of it.

A gathering/meeting held at the BCC to discuss, share opinions and tell of what they know about the Bear River Massacre.

A trip to the Bear River Massacre Site.

Various Elders and members of the community share stories and spoke about the tragedy that took place in the winter of 1870 to the Heavy Runner band.

Various Elders and members of the community share stories and spoke about the tragedy that took place in the winter of 1870 to the Heavy Runner band.

Commemoration of Bear River Massacre, speakers discuss variety of topics of understanding, knowledge, language, historical loss and elder story telling.

Commemoration of Bear River Massacre, speakers discuss variety of topics of understanding, knowledge, language, historical loss and elder story telling.

History talks and commemoration at the Bear River Massacre/Baker Massacre site.

History lectures on Bear River Massacre/Baker Massacre in the student commons at BFCC.

History of Bear River Massacre discovered and presented by Tribal researchers.

Speaker John Murray, past department chair of Blackfeet Studies History of Cultural Resource Management and others spoke about a preservation plan for drive site for the Buffalo.

History and stories associated with Bear River Massacre. Presentations discussed the telling of our traditional over history of 1870 massacre.

The History of the Baker Massacre was told by each speaker and how it was told to them. The people that escaped the massacre could only tell what happened to them.