Kabyai Creek massacre orKaibai Creek massacre (August 17, 1854) was a massacre against Winnemem Wintu people. A party of white settlers attacked aWinnemem Wintu village atKabyai Creek, on theMcCloud River. 42 Winnemem Wintu men, women and children were killed.
The site of the village is on the McCloud River at the mouth of Kabyai Creek across the river from theMcCloud Bridge Campground in theShasta–Trinity National Forest, inShasta County,California.[1] The village site is among those of the Winnemem Wintu being threatened with being submerged byShasta Lake if the proposed raising ofShasta Dam occurs.[2][3]
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