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Chief Sagwitch Timbimboo, which translates to “speaker,”(1822-1887)of the Northwest Shoshone Tribe was one of the very few survivors of the horrific Bear River Massacre(Date of Bear River Massacre), which is considered the greatest loss of of Indigenous life through wars with white people. Within the battle, Chief Sagwitch led his people away from the preemptive attack that the United States government had levied upon the people. Losing the majority of his own tribe, Chief Sagwitch helped rebuild His tribe and as the leader, led His people to a thriving life. Living the majority of his life in what is now Cache Valley, which is located in Northeast Utah and Southeast Idaho, Chief Sagwitch was an instrumental leader within the Shoshone Tribe and within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Helping build a temple with the Latter-day Saints in Logan, Utah, Chief Sagwitch became an Elder for the Church shortly after his conversion in 1873. Along with Chief Sagwitch being baptized, 101 of His tribe members also took the oath of baptism. Chief Sagwitch passed in 1887, leaving a lasting legacy as an influential member of the Indigenous community.