History of the Sheepeaters & the Sheepeater War of 1879

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 Who Were the Sheep Eaters? The Lost People of the Mountains
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High in the remote mountains of Idaho and the Greater Yellowstone region lived a little-known people called the Sheepeaters, or Tukudeka — (I was unable to find definitively if it was Sheepeaters or Sheep Eaters, the most commonly spelling was Sheepeaters, therefore I chose to stay consistent with it), a group often misunderstood, misidentified, and nearly erased from history. For generations, they survived in the high country by hunting bighorn sheep, moving with the seasons, and avoiding contact with the outside world.

In 1879, that isolation came to an end. Accusations of murders, raids, and stolen livestock sparked Idaho’s last Indian war, drawing the U.S. Army deep into some of the most rugged terrain in the American West. What followed was not a traditional war, but a campaign of pursuit, ambushes, survival, and surrender — shaped as much by rumor and fear as by confirmed facts.

This episode explores who the Sheep Eaters really were, what we know from archaeology and firsthand accounts, and how a misunderstood people became entangled in a conflict that quietly ended an ancient way of life. It also asks an uncomfortable question historians still debate: were the Sheep Eaters truly responsible for the violence blamed on them, or were they convenient scapegoats in a region already on edge?

This is the story of the Sheep Eaters, their history, their war, and the unanswered questions left behind in the mountains.

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Sources for Research
https://www.intermountainhistories.or... 
 Article by Andy McGinnis, University of Idaho

The Sheep Eaters 
 By William Alonzo Allen

   • The Sheepeaters, Mountain Indians of the G...  
 The Sheepeaters, Mountain Indians of the Greater Yellowstone Region
 Video by; This is Yellowstone

https://www.intermountainhistories.or...
 Article by Emmaretta Barnett, Brigham Young University

https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/taylor...
 Article by Michael H.  Koeppen

Collection of Articles in One Link
 Forgotten Tragedies of an Indian War, By Aaron F. Parker 
 The Sheepeater Campaign, By George M Shearer & Col. W.C. Brown
 Moccasin Tracks of the Sheepeaters, By John Carrey
 https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/twrs/P...

The Sheepeater Campaign; An Archeological Perspective, by Ricky L. Roberts, Weber State College 
 https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/taylor... 

Sources for Photos
Drawings on Cliffs by the Sheep Eaters
 Photo by Crest, Cliff and Canyon
 https://frishmanphoto.wordpress.com/2... 

Rocky Bar Mines https://idahohistory.contentdm.oclc.o... 

Captain Edward Farrow
 https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/fi... 

‘High in the Sawtooths’
 CC; 2.0 Brent - DSCF1345

Photos of Soldier Bar Today (Airfield)
Private Eagan’s Grave Today
 https://www.shortfield.com/listing/so... 

Private Eagan’s Grave
Region Map (Vinegar Hill)
https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/taylor...
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Explore the 1879 Sheepeater War, delving into the Tukadika people's history and culture. Discover their unique lifestyle and the conflict that arose from misunderstandings and accusations. Uncover the truth behind the legends and the impact of disease and displacement.

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