Join the University of Utah Environmental Humanities Program for a virtual conversation with Darren Parry, former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, on Monday, Feb. 28, 7:00 p.m.
Darren will talk about the importance of the Great Salt Lake to the Shoshone people. He will also highlight how healing on the Bear River—the Great Salt Lake's largest tributary—is important for healing the Great Salt Lake.
Darren will discuss the Boa Ogoi project, a developing cultural and interpretative center on the site of the Bear River Massacre, which was one of the the single largest mass killings of Native people in the U.S. Now, the land has been returned to the Shoshone Nation and the tribe is restoring the land and water with native, culturally significant plants in a climate adaptive way.
The long legacy of pollution and harm to the Great Salt Lake and Bear River starts with settler colonial violence. By engaging in truth telling and repair, we can get to the roots of our current issues. Healing on the Bear River is healing the Great Salt Lake.
In addition to being the former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, Darren serves on the Board of Directors for the American West Heritage Center, in Wellsville, Utah, the Utah State Museum Board, the Community Advisory Board for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the Utah Humanities Board and the PBS Utah Board of Directors. He attended the University of Utah and Weber State University and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education, with an emphasis on History. Darren is the author of “The Bear River Massacre; A Shoshone History” and teaches Native American History at Utah State University. His passions in life are his wife Melody, 7 children and 14 grandchildren. His other passion is his Tribal family. He wants to make sure that those who have gone before him are not forgotten.
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Darren Parry Bio:
Darren Parry is the former Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. Darren serves on the Board of Directors for the American West Heritage Center, in Wellsville, Utah, the Utah State Museum Board, the Community Advisory Board for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the Utah Humanities Board and the PBS Utah Board of Directors. He attended the University of Utah and Weber State University and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education, with an emphasis on History. Darren is the author of “The Bear River Massacre; A Shoshone History” and teaches Native American History at Utah State University. His passions in life are his wife Melody, 7 children and 14 grandchildren. His other passion is his Tribal family. He wants to make sure that those who have gone before him are not forgotten.