Indigenous Californians

California Legislature Begins Funding State Militia Expeditions for Indigenous Genocide

1850-04-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

California achieves statehood on September 9, 1850, and the newly formed state legislature immediately begins authorizing and funding militia expeditions explicitly designed to kill Indigenous Californians and drive them from their ancestral lands. Between 1850 and 1861, California governors call …

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California Gold Rush Triggers Genocide, Lawlessness, and Massive Land Fraud

1848-01-24 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Gold is discovered at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California on January 24, 1848, triggering a massive influx of settlers and creating conditions for genocide against Indigenous Californians, systematic land fraud against Mexican land grant holders, and a lawless environment exhibiting all …

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