1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic
The 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic was a smallpox outbreak that started in Victoria on Vancouver Island and spread among the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast and into the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau, killing a large portion of natives from the Puget Sound region to Southeast Alaska. The epidemic marks a major turning point in Pacific Northwest history and devastated indigenous nations. The death rate was highest in southeast Alaska and Haida Gwaii—over 70% among the Haida and 60% among the Tlingit. Almost all native nations along the coast, and many in the interior, were devastated, with a death rate of over 50% for the entire coast from Puget Sound to Sitka, Alaska, part of Russian America at the time. In some areas the native population fell by
Adams Lake
Cadboro Bay
Canadian Forces Camp Chilcotin
Fort Rupert
Fort Simpson (Columbia Department)
Lax Kw'alaams
Metlakatla, British Columbia
Nicomekl River
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Old Bella Bella
Old Massett
Puntzi Lake
San Juan Island
Skeena River
Smallpox Bay
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1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic
The 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic was a smallpox outbreak that started in Victoria on Vancouver Island and spread among the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast and into the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau, killing a large portion of natives from the Puget Sound region to Southeast Alaska. The epidemic marks a major turning point in Pacific Northwest history and devastated indigenous nations. The death rate was highest in southeast Alaska and Haida Gwaii—over 70% among the Haida and 60% among the Tlingit. Almost all native nations along the coast, and many in the interior, were devastated, with a death rate of over 50% for the entire coast from Puget Sound to Sitka, Alaska, part of Russian America at the time. In some areas the native population fell by
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