Utah city to honor slain Native American chief with monument

Utah city to honor slain Native American chief with monument

HARRISVILLE, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah city has announced plans to re-erect a monument to honor a Native American chief of the Northwestern Shoshone tribe who was killed more than 170 years ago. The Standard-Examiner reported that the city of Harrisville partnered with the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation and the Weber County Heritage Foundation to dedicate the historical marker at the site where Chief Terikee was killed in 1850. There are conflicting reports of how and why the killing happened. But members of the partnership hope regional residents will be inspired to do more research about local history and think about it.