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Sheepeater Indian War
The Sheepeater Indian War of 1879 was the last Indian war fought in the Pacific Northwest portion of the United States. A band of approximately 300 Western Shoshone, (Turakina or Tukuaduku), were known as the Sheepeaters because of their proficiency in hunting Rocky Mountain sheep. The campaign against the Sheepeaters primarily took place in central Idaho.
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