Jerry James, Survivor of Indian Island Massacre
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Jerry James, Survivor of Indian Island Massacre
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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 information of the tribe to ethnographers. James’s obituary stated that he “carried no malice toward the whites for the murder of his people."
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photo courtesy of C. Hart Merriam Collection of Native American Photographers, Bancroft Libary, University of California, Berkeley.
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“Humboldters Volunteer Tribute to Jerry James, Bay Massacre Survivor,” Humboldt Times, April 3, 1929, 2.
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http://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/genocide-and-extortion/Content?oid=2130748#sdfootnote53sym
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photo courtesy of C. Hart Merriam Collection of Native American Photographers, Bancroft Libary, University of California, Berkeley.
, “Jerry James, Survivor of Indian Island Massacre,” Northwestern California Genocide Project, accessed March 20, 2025, https://nwgenocide.omeka.net/items/show/54.