California Genocide

When

1846 – 1871

Kind

Genocide

Deaths

100,000

Coordinates

37.00° N, 120.00° W

Description

mass murder of the indigenous population of California due to violence, relocation and starvation as a result of the U.S. occupation of California

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Genocidal massacres of Native Americans

The California genocide was a series of genocidal massacres of the Indigenous peoples of California by United States governments, soldiers and settlers during the 19th century. It began following the American conquest of California in the Mexican–American War and the subsequent influx of American settlers to the region as a result of the California gold rush.

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