Book

Ukomno'm: the Yuki Indians of northern California

Ballena Press (14) • Published In 1979 • Pages: 108 , plates

By: Miller, Virginia P..

Abstract
This is a longer version of document number 13 in which Miller chronicles the systematic destruction of the Yuki by white settlers between 1850 and 1863. The first intruders into the Round Valley, where most of the Yuki lived, saw an opportunity in selling Yuki women and children as wives and slaves to Mexicans settlers in California. Next came the ranchers who wanted Yuki land for their cattle and proceeded to exterminate them. Miller shows the duplicity of government officials, including the Governor and Secretary of the Interior of California, who voiced concern for Indian rights and welfare but did little about it, the latter having his own interests in accumulating land in the valley. The few white people who expressed genuine concern for the fate of the Yuki had little power to avert the slaughter.
Subjects
Slavery
External relations
Public welfare
Warfare
culture
Yuki
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
North America
Sub Region
Northwest Coast and California
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 2001
Field Date
Not Specified
Coverage Date
1850-1863
Coverage Place
Mendocino County, California, United States
Notes
by Virginia P. Miller
Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-108)
LCCN
79115501
LCSH
Yuki Indians