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Article describes brutal attacks of Indian Island Massacre. Full text written below.

"Our Indian troubles have reached a crisis. Today we record acts of Indian aggression and white retaliation. It is a humiliating fact that the parties who may be…

Here is a picture of Austin Wiley, the second owner of the Humboldt Times, a newspaper that still ran in 1860. Wiley preached for the "removal or extermination" of the Natives within the area and frequently posted articles and rewards for their…

Here is a photo of James D. Henry Brown who was named by those in the Wiyot tribe as the main perpetrator and leader behind the Indian Island Massacre. Later determined to be true by historian Martha Roscoe as she states that he lived on a ranch in…

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

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

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…

Here is a picture of Jerry James, one of the few survivors of the Indian Island Massacre. He was found as an infant on the island in the arms of his dead mother. He grew up to become a respected leader within the Wiyot community and provided much…

Below is Eureka's letter of apology for the Indian Island Massacre also called the 1860 Wiyot Massacre. Below is the written apology by Mayor Frank J Jager, mayor of Eureka from Nov 2 2010 to present.

Dear Members of the Wiyot Tribe:

In…

This newspaper article discusses an attack on Indian Island by local white men, resulting in the indiscriminate slaughter of the entire tribe at the rancheria, as well as several “Mad River Indians” passing through. It goes on to address the massacre…

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http://www.wiyot.us/tuluwat-project