When Did The Donner Party Start Cannibalism?
When Did The Donner Party Start Cannibalism? On Dec. 26, 1846 , some members of the ill-fated Donner Party are believed to have turned to cannibalism in order to survive during a Sierra Nevada snowstorm. Was there cannibalism in the Donner Party? A Donner Party member murdered two people for use as food. The natives