Chilcotin War of 1864

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The Chilcotin War of 1864 was an armed conflict in colonial British Columbia in which Tsilhqot'in warriors resisted road construction and encroachment on their territory, leading to a violent clash with settlers and colonial authorities.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Chilcotin War of 1864 canonical 4
Chilcotin Uprising 1
Chilcotin War 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
colonial conflict ⓘ
uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chilcotin Uprising ⓘ
Tsilhqot’in War ⓘ
commemoratedIn Canadian historical scholarship ⓘ
Tsilhqot’in oral history ⓘ
conflictType Indigenous resistance to colonial expansion ⓘ
conflictWith Colony of British Columbia ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
hasCause disputes over land and resources ⓘ
encroachment on Tsilhqot’in territory ⓘ
resistance to road construction ⓘ
threats from introduced diseases ⓘ
hasEffectOn colonial policy toward Indigenous peoples in British Columbia ⓘ
subsequent relations between Tsilhqot’in and the Canadian state ⓘ
hasLegacy legal and political recognition of Tsilhqot’in rights ⓘ
ongoing discussions about reconciliation in Canada ⓘ
historicalContext expansion of colonial infrastructure ⓘ
gold rush era in British Columbia ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
location British Columbia ⓘ
Chilcotin region ⓘ
colonial British Columbia ⓘ
mainParticipants European settlers ⓘ
Tsilhqot’in people ⓘ
linked to: Tsilhqot'in people

colonial authorities of British Columbia ⓘ
road construction workers ⓘ
namedAfter Chilcotin (Tsilhqot’in) region ⓘ
linked to: Chilcotin region
opposingForce British colonial officials ⓘ
Tsilhqot’in warriors ⓘ
colonial militia ⓘ
partOf history of British Columbia ⓘ
history of Indigenous–settler relations in Canada ⓘ
recognizedAs historic injustice against the Tsilhqot’in people ⓘ
relatedTo Indigenous resistance to colonization in North America ⓘ
Tsilhqot’in Nation ⓘ
result consolidation of colonial control in the Chilcotin region ⓘ
defeat of Tsilhqot’in resistance ⓘ
execution of Tsilhqot’in leaders ⓘ
significantEvent attack on road construction crews ⓘ
subsequent military expeditions into Tsilhqot’in territory ⓘ
startTime 1864 ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tsilhqot'in people → notableHistoricalEvent → Chilcotin War of 1864 ⓘ
Chilcotin region → historicalEvent → Chilcotin War of 1864 ⓘ
Tsilhqot’in Nation → involvedIn → Chilcotin War of 1864 ⓘ
Homathko River → associatedWith → Chilcotin War ⓘ
linked to: Chilcotin War of 1864
Tsilhqot’in → hasHistoricalEvent → Chilcotin War of 1864 ⓘ
Chilcotin War of 1864 → alsoKnownAs → Tsilhqot’in War ⓘ
linked to: Chilcotin War of 1864
Chilcotin War of 1864 → alsoKnownAs → Chilcotin Uprising ⓘ
linked to: Chilcotin War of 1864