A woman with three men panning for gold during the ... extermination of the native population of California was inevitable had been firmly settled in the minds of many white Californians.

This so-called "white gold rush," named for its similarity to ... A rush to Nevada to mine lithium is feared to destroy Native American lands. This stock image shows a granite mine and its impact ...

Beyond this mistreatment, some white miners wanted to eliminate competition from Native Americans mining freely. This elimination became an excuse for brutal slaughter. But, this Gold Rush ...