Reservation Era Begins 1850-1878

1856

Shingletown Massacre of Yana (California)

Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi Indian tribe of California. Image: Saxton T. Pope
Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi Indian tribe of California. Image: Saxton T. Pope

White settlers attack and kill 20 Yana women, children, and men, supposedly in reprisal for stealing settler livestock (“List of Indian massacres”).

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