Monument to slain Shoshone chief rededicated in Harrisville
Chief Terikee was shot to death by a pioneer settler in a cornfield; conflicting accounts describe what led to the killing.
(Emily Anderson | Standard-Examiner via AP) Former Northwestern Band of Shoshone Chairman Darren Parry, right, is shown in Harrisville on Saturday, May 1, 2021, unveiling a monument. The monument marked the spot Shoshone Chief Terikee was killed by a pioneer settler in Harrisville.
By Emily Anderson | Standard-Examiner
| Updated: 6:02 p.m.
Harrisville • The smell of burning sage wafted over a crowd of around 100 people gathered on Harrisville Road as Darren Parry, the former chairman of the Northwestern Band of Shoshone, invoked a blessing: “Oh Great Spirit ... let us speak to each other today and always with medicine words.”