The Chilcotin War, the Chilcotin Uprising or the Bute Inlet Massacre was a confrontation in 1864 between members of the Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) people in ...
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When did the Tsilhqot in War happen?
1864
The Chilcotin War, the Chilcotin Uprising or the Bute Inlet Massacre was a confrontation in 1864 between members of the Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) people in British Columbia and white road construction workers.
What happened in the Chilcotin War?
The "Chilcotin Uprising" was a disturbance which broke out in April of 1864 when a group of Chilcotin Indians massacred fourteen workmen on a trail being built from Bute Inlet to the interior of British Columbia.
Who are the native people of Chilcotin?
The Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) are an Indigenous people who live between the Fraser River and the Coast Mountains in west-central British Columbia. Traditionally Dene (Athabascan) speaking, their name means "people of the red river" and also refers to the Chilcotin Plateau region in British Columbia.
What happened to Chief Klatsassin?
KLATSASSIN (Klatsassan, Klattasine), Chilcotin chief; executed 26 Oct. 1864 at Quesnellemouth (Quesnel), B.C., and was apparently survived by two wives and several children.
Resisting these intrusions, a small group of Tsilhqot'in killed several workers on this road in what is known as the Chilcotin War of 1864. Six Tsilhqot'in were ...
Mar 21, 2024 · When the Colony martyred five of “the Chilcotin Chiefs” on October 26, 1864 it was one of the largest mass executions in Canadian history, ...
Mar 27, 2018 · The attackers were 24 Tsilhqot'in men. Led by a man named Klatsassin, they were on the brink of starvation and only months removed from a ...
On October 26th 1864 Lhatŝ'aŝʔin and four other Tsilhqot'in men were hanged for the killings and a sixth man, Ahan, in 1865. Some 150 years later the ...
The chiefs were attempting to repel a colonial road crew that wanted to build a road through Tsilhqot'in territory without any legal agreement with the Tsilhqot ...
A Tŝilhqot'in Chief named Klatsassin led 24 warriors in a surprise attack at dawn, killing 12 of the road crew who lay asleep in their tents.
The Tsilqhot'in (Chilcotin) decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on June 26, 2014, granted the declaration of Indigenous title to more than 1,700 square ...
Feb 11, 2022 · In 1864 the Chilcotin War erupted after British colonials tried to force a wagon road through Tŝilhqot'in Territory to reach the Cariboo goldfields.
Mar 21, 2024 · The Tsilhqot'in people have always honoured the Chiefs that lost their lives after the Chilcotin War for sacrificing everything in defence of ...
