The Bloody Falls massacre is an incident that takes place during Samuel Hearne's exploration of the Coppermine River on the July 17, 1771.
Chipewyan and "Copper Indian" Dene men led by Hearne's guide and companion Matonabbee attack a group of Copper Inuit camped by rapids approximately fifteen kilometers (nine point three miles) upstream from the mouth of the Coppermine River.
