California genocide
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California Genocide | 2 |
| California genocide canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: California genocide Context triple: [Pomo, sufferedEvent, California genocide]
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massacre at Cholula
The massacre at Cholula was a brutal 1519 slaughter of thousands of Indigenous inhabitants by Hernán Cortés and his forces during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
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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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Sand Creek Massacre
The Sand Creek Massacre was an 1864 attack in which Colorado U.S. volunteer cavalry brutally killed and mutilated a large number of Cheyenne and Arapaho people, many of them women and children, in one of the most infamous atrocities against Native Americans in U.S. history.
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Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation in the 1830s of tens of thousands of Native Americans, primarily the Cherokee, from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States to designated Indian Territory, resulting in immense suffering and a high death toll.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: California genocide Target entity description: 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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A.
massacre at Cholula
The massacre at Cholula was a brutal 1519 slaughter of thousands of Indigenous inhabitants by Hernán Cortés and his forces during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
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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.
Sand Creek Massacre
The Sand Creek Massacre was an 1864 attack in which Colorado U.S. volunteer cavalry brutally killed and mutilated a large number of Cheyenne and Arapaho people, many of them women and children, in one of the most infamous atrocities against Native Americans in U.S. history.
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D.
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation in the 1830s of tens of thousands of Native Americans, primarily the Cherokee, from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States to designated Indian Territory, resulting in immense suffering and a high death toll.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genocide
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ mass atrocity ⓘ |
| cause |
California Gold Rush
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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
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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
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surface form:
American Indian Wars
Indian removal in the United States ⓘ settler colonialism in North America ⓘ |
| startTime | 1846 ⓘ |
| victim |
Achomawi people
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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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Subject: California genocide Description of subject: 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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