The Destruction of California Indians Author:Robert F. Heizer California is a contentious arena for the study of the Native American past. Some critics say geoncide characterized the early conduct of Indian affairs in the state; others say humanitarian concerns. Robert F. Heizer, in the former camp, has compiled a damning collection fo contemporaneous accounts that will provoke students of... more » California history to look deeply into the state's record of race relations and to question bland generalizations about the adventuresome days of the Gold Rush.« less