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Snake War
The Snake War is a war fought by the United States of America against the Northern Paiutes in Oregon, Idaho, and California between 1864 and 1868.The location of new mines near Boise in 1862 and in the Owyhee Canyonlands in 1863 have contributed a great deal to American Indian unrest as an influx of white settlers has descended on the area.
This brings on a war with various Shoshoni bands in southwest Idaho, eastern Oregon, northern California, and northern Nevada.
The Shoshoni, called "Snakes" by the white settlers, lead the fighting in southern Idaho.