- head of California (Governor) 1849–1851
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- California 1849–1851 Governor Primary record 1
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- California's militia campaigns against Native peoples, 1850s predicted in 1851 that "a war of extermination will continue to be waged" Primary record 2
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Burnett's State of the State address, January 1851
6 Jan 1851
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The state's 2019 release quotes this as "between the two races"; the address as the State Library prints it reads "between the races".
Timeline 2 dates
- 1849–1851 Peter Burnett head of California
- 6 Jan 1851 Peter Burnett authored Burnett's State of the State address, January 1851
Proof 2 sources
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State of the State Address, delivered 6 January 1851, California State Library, Governors' Gallery, 6 Jan 1851.
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Peter Burnett 1849–1851
That a war of extermination will continue to be waged between the races until the Indian race becomes extinct must be expected. While we cannot anticipate this result but with painful regret, the inevitable destiny of the race is beyond the power or wisdom of man to avert.
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Governor Newsom Issues Apology to Native Americans for State's Historical Wrongdoings, Establishes Truth and Healing Council, Office of the Governor of California, 18 Jun 2019.
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In his 1851 State of the State Address, California’s first Governor declared
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