Bear Hunter

Bear Hunter (died January 29, 1863), "also known as Wirasuap (bear spirit)" was a Shoshone chief of the Great Basin in the 1860s.

This article is about the Native American chief. For the act of hunting bears, see Bear hunting.
Bear Hunter
Wirasuap
Personal details
DiedJanuary 29, 1863
Bear River, Idaho
Known forleading Shoshone at Bear River Massacre

On January 29, 1863, he and his Shoshone band (Northwestern Band) were attacked by the US Army in what is known as the Bear River Massacre.

In 1862, a Californian volunteer infantry led by Patrick Edward Connor established a fort on the Wasatch Range near Salt Lake City. In January 1863, they attacked Bear Hunter's village in an action known as the Bear River Massacre today. Bear Hunter was among those tortured and killed.

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