▁of ▁Europe ans ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁northern ▁California ▁hoping ▁to ▁strike ▁rich . ▁Tre aties ▁were ▁proposed ▁to ▁guarantee ▁land ▁for ▁most ▁California ▁N atives , ▁including ▁the ▁Pom os , ▁but ▁the ▁treat ies ▁never ▁reached ▁rat ification . ▁Thus ▁the ▁California ▁government ▁declared ▁that ▁all ▁land ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁claimed ▁was ▁public ▁land , ▁meaning ▁the ▁land ▁the ▁Pom os ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁Native ▁Cal if or ni ans ▁lived ▁on ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁settled ▁on ▁by ▁non - Native ▁pe op les . ▁ ▁The ▁Pom os ▁were ▁forced ▁off ▁their ▁land ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁sett lers ▁began ▁using ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁ran ch ing . ▁The ▁Pom os ▁were ▁left ▁to ▁sett le ▁on ▁non - fert ile ▁lands ▁in ▁the ▁peri ph ery ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁they ▁once ▁lived ▁on ▁and ▁ ▁strugg led ▁to ▁find ▁enough ▁food ▁to ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁The ▁Pom os ▁and ▁sett lers ▁did ▁not ▁always ▁have ▁a ▁negative ▁relationship ▁as ▁some ▁sett lers ▁set ▁aside ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁Pom os , ▁provided ▁work ▁opportun ities ▁or ▁married ▁Native ▁women , ▁but ▁despite ▁this , ▁conflict ▁in ev it ably ▁arose ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁groups . ▁ ▁Import ant ▁Events ▁ ▁Blo ody ▁Run ▁- ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁Pom os ▁living ▁in ▁Pot ter ▁Valley ▁were ▁brut ally ▁forced ▁by ▁the ▁milit ia ▁to ▁leave ▁Pot ter ▁Valley ▁and ▁walk ▁to ▁Round ▁Valley ▁Res ervation , ▁ 6 5 ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁Uk