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Once all the Moravian Indians had gathered, the militia confiscated their guns and axes (which they used for hunting), tied them up and announced that they had been found guilty of false charges of [[murder]] and espionage. The militia voted in favor of killing them (with the exception of eighteen who refused to take part in the massacre) before taking them to “killing houses” on 8 March where they were beaten, [[Scalping|scalped]] and hacked to death while singing hymns and praying. Many native women were [[Gang Rape|gang-raped]] by the militia before being killed. Overall, 96 Moravian Indian men, women and children were killed. The militia planned to commit another massacre at a nearby Moravian Indian settlement but the inhabitants were alerted to the events at Gnadenhutten and fled before the militia arrived.

==== [[Awa'uq Massacre]] ====

On April, 1784, during the Russian colonization of Alaska, a party of 130 Russian fur traders massacred a community of Alutiiq people residing on Sitkalidak Island. It is estimated that about 500 were killed in the massacre, while 1,000 people were captured as each chief was forced to surrender his children to the Russians as hostages.

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 Once all the Moravian Indians had gathered, the militia confiscated their guns and axes (which they used for hunting), tied them up and announced that they had been found guilty of false charges of [[murder]] and espionage. The militia voted in favor of killing them (with the exception of eighteen who refused to take part in the massacre) before taking them to “killing houses” on 8 March where they were beaten, [[Scalping|scalped]] and hacked to death while singing hymns and praying. Many native women were [[Gang Rape|gang-raped]] by the militia before being killed. Overall, 96 Moravian Indian men, women and children were killed. The militia planned to commit another massacre at a nearby Moravian Indian settlement but the inhabitants were alerted to the events at Gnadenhutten and fled before the militia arrived.
+==== [[Awa'uq Massacre]] ====
+On April, 1784, during the Russian colonization of Alaska, a party of 130 Russian fur traders massacred a community of Alutiiq people residing on Sitkalidak Island. It is estimated that about 500 were killed in the massacre, while 1,000 people were captured as each chief was forced to surrender his children to the Russians as hostages.
 ====[[The Trail of Tears]]====