What the records say
- When
- 17 Jul 1771
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 20
- Coordinates
- 67.74° N, 115.37° W
- Description
- conflict in 1771 in Canada
Bloody Falls massacre
Alleged 1771 incident in Canada
The Bloody Falls massacre took place during Hudson's Bay Company employee Samuel Hearne's exploration of the Coppermine River for copper deposits near modern-day Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada on 17 July 1771. Hearne's original travelogue is now lost, and the narrative that became famous was published after Hearne's death with substantial editorializing.
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