California genocide

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genocide historical event mass atrocity

The California genocide refers to the systematic killing, displacement, and oppression of Indigenous peoples in California—especially during the mid-19th century—driven by settler colonial expansion and state-sanctioned violence.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
California Genocide	2
California genocide canonical	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genocide ⓘ historical event ⓘ mass atrocity ⓘ
cause	California Gold Rush ⓘ land seizure ⓘ racialized dehumanization of Native peoples ⓘ resource extraction ⓘ settler colonial expansion ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endTime	1873 ⓘ
estimatedDeathToll	tens of thousands of Indigenous people ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	destruction of food sources ⓘ enslavement of Indigenous people ⓘ forced displacement ⓘ forced labor ⓘ kidnapping of Indigenous children ⓘ massacres ⓘ state-sanctioned violence ⓘ
hasPart	Bloody Island Massacre ⓘ Bridge Gulch Massacre ⓘ Klamath River massacres ⓘ surface form: Hayfork Massacre Bloody Island Massacre ⓘ surface form: Indian Island Massacre Klamath River massacres ⓘ Mendocino War ⓘ Round Valley massacres ⓘ 1860 Wiyot Massacre ⓘ surface form: Wiyot massacres Yuki genocide ⓘ violence during the California Gold Rush ⓘ
legalBasis	Act for the Government and Protection of Indians (1850) ⓘ state-funded militia campaigns against Native people ⓘ
location	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
mainRegion	California, United States ⓘ surface form: U.S. state of California
perpetrator	Californio militia ⓘ surface form: California state militia units Euro-American settlers ⓘ U.S. Army units ⓘ surface form: United States Army units local posses ⓘ vigilante groups ⓘ
populationImpact	catastrophic decline of Native Californian populations in the 19th century ⓘ
recognizedBy	many historians as genocide ⓘ
relatedTo	United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: American Indian Wars Indian removal in the United States ⓘ settler colonialism in North America ⓘ
startTime	1846 ⓘ
victim	Achomawi people ⓘ Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ Karuk people ⓘ Maidu people ⓘ surface form: Maidu peoples Miwok people ⓘ surface form: Miwok peoples Nomlaki people NERFINISHED ⓘ Pomo peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Wintu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiyot people ⓘ Yuki people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yurok people ⓘ many other Native Californian nations ⓘ

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Pomo → sufferedEvent → California genocide ⓘ

Mission Indians → affectedBy → California genocide ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Genocide

Yuki → affectedBy → California genocide ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Genocide