People/victim

Klatsassin

Klatsassin, victim, from Canada.

The downfall

A Chilcotin chief, he led the April 1864 attack on road workers building Alfred Waddington's trail from Bute Inlet towards the goldfields. He was hanged with four others at Quesnellemouth on 26 October 1864.1

Legacy

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography links the uprising to a smallpox threat, earlier hardship and the pressure of the gold rush road. It describes him as the instigator and main planner.1

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Timeline

  1. 1857 to 1858Fraser River gold rush2
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People

An example ofChief Isaac (Tr'ondek Han)A Chilcotin chief fought the gold-rush road in 1864. Chief Isaac chose diplomacy at the Klondike.1

Events

LedFraser River gold rushA Chilcotin chief fought the Bute Inlet road for the goldfields.1

Sources

  1. KLATSASSIN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
  2. Fort Langley National Historic Site: History Parks Canada

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