1860 Wiyot Massacre

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crime against Indigenous peoples historical event massacre

The 1860 Wiyot Massacre was a brutal attack by white settlers on the Wiyot people during their World Renewal Ceremony on Indian Island near Eureka, California, resulting in the killing of dozens of Native men, women, and children.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
1860 Wiyot massacre	2
Wiyot massacres	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	crime against Indigenous peoples ⓘ historical event ⓘ massacre ⓘ
aftermath	further displacement of surviving Wiyot people ⓘ widespread condemnation in some contemporary newspapers ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Indian Island Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiyot Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	History of Humboldt County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Massacres of Native Americans ⓘ Violence against Indigenous peoples in the United States ⓘ
ceremonyTargeted	Wiyot World Renewal Ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ
context	Gold Rush–era conflicts in Northern California ⓘ settler colonial expansion in California ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	February 26, 1860 ⓘ
ethnicGroupTargeted	Wiyot NERFINISHED ⓘ
eventDuring	World Renewal Ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ
historicalRegion	Northern California NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageCommunityAffected	Wiyot language speakers ⓘ
location	Humboldt Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Island NERFINISHED ⓘ near Eureka, California ⓘ
memorializedBy	Wiyot Tribe commemorations ⓘ historic markers near Eureka, California ⓘ
method	surprise night attack ⓘ use of hatchets and knives ⓘ
notableFor	attack on non-combatant Indigenous population ⓘ killing of sleeping women and children ⓘ
partOf	California genocide NERFINISHED ⓘ violence against Native Americans in California ⓘ
perpetrator	local vigilantes ⓘ white settlers ⓘ
recognizedAs	mass killing of Indigenous people ⓘ
recognizedBy	Wiyot Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedPlace	Eureka, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Humboldt County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	killing of dozens of Wiyot people ⓘ near extermination of Wiyot community on Indian Island ⓘ
victim	Native American children ⓘ Native American men ⓘ Native American women ⓘ Wiyot people NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	1860 ⓘ

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Wiyot people → knownFor → 1860 Wiyot Massacre ⓘ

Wiyot people → notableEvent → 1860 Wiyot Massacre ⓘ

Indian Island → historicalEvent → 1860 Wiyot Massacre ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1860 Wiyot massacre

Tuluwat Island → hasEvent → 1860 Wiyot Massacre ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1860 Wiyot massacre

California genocide → hasPart → 1860 Wiyot Massacre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wiyot massacres