genocide of California's Yana Indians
TitleThe genocide of California's Yana Indians
Author
Edition4th edition
Call number364.151/0024
Object number10022a
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherRoutledge
Year of publication
2013
Physical descriptionpp17-53
MaterialArticle
ISBN9780415871921
NotesArticle from the book 'Centuries of genocide: essays and eyewitness accounts' pp17-53
Description
Details the history of Yana Indian's near-extermination by individuals, groups, and California state militiamen. The genocide was the result of invasions, raids and massacres between 1850-9; clearing the land of Indians 1858-59; state sanctioned killing and removal 1859; and annihilation campaigns by the militia 1860-72;.