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This source is a paper written by Rita Jacinto titled "Whilkut, White Settlers, Worlds Apart."

A flat prairie surface overlooking the redwoods and mountains.

Map of Humboldt Indian Massacres of 1860. Arrow points out Indian Island Massacre

Here is a map of Wiyot Ancestral Territory Boundaries

Just West of Clear Lake, the Russian River was one of the sites where Pomo victims of the Bloody Island Massacre fled to escape the United States First Dragoons Army Regiment.

Here is a photo of Capt. Henry M. Black, the man put in charge of Fort Humboldt after the massacre. Black was one of the main voices in the removal of Natives to different locations. He also revived the order "that all Indian men taken in battle…

The Humboldt Volunteers, or Humboldt Dragoons, were a militia company formed by residents of the Eel River Valley, at Hydesville, Humboldt County, California in early February 1860. Seaman Wright was elected Captain and E. D. Holland, First…

Thesis report exploring the events leading up to the Indian Island Massacre. This paper will attempt to
determine if similar cycles of abuse/slaughter/relocation occurred throughout Northern California, or if Humboldt Bay’s massacre was a unique…

click on the website
http://www.wiyot.us/tuluwat-project

Here is a video taken by a drone giving us aerial footage of what Indian Island looks like today. Footage for Indian Island starts at 2:30. Link is below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iqGpAuSN9c