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Washakie ( c. 1804 [1] /1810 – February 20, 1900) was a prominent leader of the Shoshone people during the mid-19th century. He was first mentioned in 1840 in the written record of the American fur trapper, Osborne Russell.
Washakie (born c. 1804, Montana—died February 20, 1900, Fort Washakie, Wyoming, U.S.) was a Shoshone chief who performed extraordinary acts of friendship for white settlers while exhibiting tremendous prowess as a warrior against his people’s tribal enemies.
Washakie is a ghost town in far northern Box Elder County, Utah, United States. [1] Lying some 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Portage, it was established in 1880 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for the settlement of the Northwestern Shoshone.
Apr 12, 2023 · On September 7, 2000, Wyoming selected Chief Washakie to represent the people of Wyoming. Born in the early 1800s, Chief Washakie earned a reputation that lives on to this day—a fierce warrior, skilled politician and diplomat and great Shoshone leader.
From his birth in the Bitterroot Mountains among the Salish Tribe, to his exploits as a warrior with the Lemhi Shoshone and Bannocks, Washakie was recognized early as an extraordinary person. But...
By 1850, Chief Washakie had become very concerned with the encroachment of other Indian groups and non-Indians onto traditional Shoshone territory. Washakie went on a vision quest, fasting and praying for three days. The Great Spirit showed him the future. He saw white man making guns, but the Indians had disappeared.
The founding and eventual demise of the Shoshoni settlement known as Washakie. In 1880, a handful of Shoshoni families and a few Mormon missionaries settled on a plot of land near the Utah-Idaho border and called the settlement Washakie in honor of an esteemed Shoshoni leader.
The Washakie Museum and Cultural Center brings the past to life using fascinating exhibits to portray the relationship between the historical people of the Big Horn Basin and their environment. The unique geography of the Big Horn Basin and its world-clas.
The Northwestern Band of Shoshone called Washakie home for generations as they sought to rebuild their community after the tragic events of the Bear River Massacre.
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Washakie (1804-1900) was a Shoshoni tibal leader who helped passengers westward and remained friends with mountain men and trappers. An ally of the white fur trappers, traders, immigrants, and the U.S. government, Chief Washakie and the Eastern Shoshonis were instrumental in assisting the Anglo-Americans in settling the western United States.
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