Indigenous history

Telling ‘a pretty cool story’ in Torrey House Press recent book: R.E. Burrillo’s American Archaeology is entertaining exploration revealing more than a fascination with ‘really old stuff’

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the tenth in an ongoing series of features highlighting authors and new books published by Torrey House Press in Utah.  In 2022, when R.E. Burrillo set out to write America Archaeology, he was primed to write a fun book about, in his words, “a pretty cool story.” Of course, there are … Read more

Brad Parry, vice chair of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, tapped for inaugural Schnitzer Prize of the West, for restoration project involving Bear River Massacre site

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To the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, Wuda Ogwa is  the name of what we call Bear River. During the winter in 1863, near where Preston, Idaho is located, between 400 and 450 tribal members were killed in one of the deadliest massacres of Native Americans in U.S. history.  Since 2018, when the tribe … Read more