Selk'nam genocide
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The Selk'nam genocide was the systematic extermination and dispossession of the Indigenous Selk'nam people of Tierra del Fuego by European settlers and state-backed actors during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Selk'nam genocide canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Selk'nam genocide Context triple: [Selk'nam, historicalEvent, Selk'nam genocide]
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Herero and Namaqua genocide
The Herero and Namaqua genocide was a campaign of extermination and mass displacement carried out by German colonial forces in present-day Namibia between 1904 and 1908, widely regarded as one of the first genocides of the 20th century.
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Circassian genocide
The Circassian genocide was the mass killing, forced displacement, and ethnic cleansing of the Circassian people by the Russian Empire in the 19th century, particularly during and after the Caucasian War.
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Weenen massacre
The Weenen massacre was an 1838 killing of Voortrekker settlers by Zulu forces in present-day South Africa, which became a pivotal flashpoint in the conflict between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom.
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Peskeompscut massacre
The Peskeompscut massacre was a brutal 1676 attack during King Philip’s War in which English colonial forces killed a large number of Native American civilians near present-day Turners Falls, Massachusetts.
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E.
Laha massacre
The Laha massacre was a World War II war crime in which Japanese forces executed hundreds of Australian and Dutch prisoners of war on Ambon Island in 1942.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Selk'nam genocide Target entity description: The Selk'nam genocide was the systematic extermination and dispossession of the Indigenous Selk'nam people of Tierra del Fuego by European settlers and state-backed actors during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Herero and Namaqua genocide
The Herero and Namaqua genocide was a campaign of extermination and mass displacement carried out by German colonial forces in present-day Namibia between 1904 and 1908, widely regarded as one of the first genocides of the 20th century.
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B.
Circassian genocide
The Circassian genocide was the mass killing, forced displacement, and ethnic cleansing of the Circassian people by the Russian Empire in the 19th century, particularly during and after the Caucasian War.
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C.
Weenen massacre
The Weenen massacre was an 1838 killing of Voortrekker settlers by Zulu forces in present-day South Africa, which became a pivotal flashpoint in the conflict between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom.
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D.
Peskeompscut massacre
The Peskeompscut massacre was a brutal 1676 attack during King Philip’s War in which English colonial forces killed a large number of Native American civilians near present-day Turners Falls, Massachusetts.
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E.
Laha massacre
The Laha massacre was a World War II war crime in which Japanese forces executed hundreds of Australian and Dutch prisoners of war on Ambon Island in 1942.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
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genocide ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| aftermath |
assimilation policies against survivors
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survivors confined to missions ⓘ |
| cause |
land dispossession
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resource exploitation ⓘ settler colonialism ⓘ sheep ranching expansion ⓘ |
| endTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| estimatedVictims |
hundreds
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possibly over one thousand ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Conquest of the Desert
NERFINISHED
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Southern Cone colonization ⓘ |
| location |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
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Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Patagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tierra del Fuego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
bounty hunting
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cultural suppression ⓘ forced displacement ⓘ kidnapping of children ⓘ mass killing ⓘ starvation ⓘ |
| motivation |
control of land for sheep ranching
ⓘ
elimination of indigenous resistance ⓘ |
| notablePerpetrator |
José Menéndez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julius Popper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Argentine authorities
NERFINISHED
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Chilean authorities ⓘ European settlers ⓘ gold prospectors ⓘ ranchers ⓘ state-backed militias ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
human rights scholars
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some Argentine institutions ⓘ some Chilean institutions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fuegian peoples
NERFINISHED
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Selk'nam people NERFINISHED ⓘ indigenous genocide in the Americas ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of Selk'nam culture
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dramatic population decline ⓘ loss of Selk'nam traditional lands ⓘ near extermination of the Selk'nam people ⓘ |
| startTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| targetedGroup | Selk'nam people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | c. 1880–1920 ⓘ |
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Subject: Selk'nam genocide Description of subject: The Selk'nam genocide was the systematic extermination and dispossession of the Indigenous Selk'nam people of Tierra del Fuego by European settlers and state-backed actors during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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