What the records say
- When
- 14 Aug 1784
- Kind
- Murder
- Killed
- 500
- Coordinates
- 57.11° N, 153.08° W
- Description
- 1784 massacre in Alaska
Awa'uq Massacre
1784 massacre in Alaska
The Awa'uq Massacre or Refuge Rock Massacre, or more recently known as the Wounded Knee of Alaska, was an attack and massacre of Koniag Alutiiq (Sugpiaq) people in August 1784 at Refuge Rock near Kodiak Island by Russian fur trader Grigory Shelekhov and 130 armed Russian men and cannoneers of his Shelikhov-Golikov Company.
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