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Gehrke: It’s 2017, but people in Utah still put on ‘redface’ for an inaccurate re-creation of an American Indian vs. Mormon battle

(Robert Gehrke | The Salt Lake Tribune) Participants in the annual Sham Battle that is part of the Wellsville Founders' Day celebration dress up as Shoshone Indians, settlers and members of the U.S. Army to re-enact the type of skirmishes that took place during the settling of the town by Mormon pioneers.