- Source: Wintun
The Wintun are members of several related Native American peoples of Northern California, including the Wintu (northern), Nomlaki (central), and Patwin (southern). Their range is from approximately present-day Lake Shasta to San Francisco Bay, along the western side of the Sacramento River to the Coast Range. Each of these tribes speak one of the Wintuan languages. Linguistic and archaeological evidence suggests that the Wintun people probably entered the California area around 500 AD from what is now southern Oregon, introducing bow and arrow technology to the region (Golla 2011: 205). There has been carbon dating of several artifacts by UC Berkeley that dates back to around 10,000 years, and several of these artifacts have now been repatriated. Despite being a major influence on the region's history, there is still very little history on the Wintu due to centuries of genocide and displacement that still occur today along with continued destruction of sacred ceremonial and religious sites, often due to companies that ignore legal or ethical considerations.
Federally recognized Wintun tribes
Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria
Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians
Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, formerly known as the Cortina Indian Rancheria
Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians
Redding Rancheria
Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, formerly known as the Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians
See also
Wintu-Nomlaki traditional narratives
Patwin traditional narratives
Patwin
Patwin language
Wyntoon
Notes
References
Further reading
External links
Siskiyous.edu: Wintu peoples Archived 2005-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
Native Tribes, Groups, Language Families and Dialects of California in 1770 (map after Kroeber)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Wintun
- Patwin
- Wintun (disambiguation)
- Wintu
- Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
- Wintuan languages
- Suisun City, California
- Nomlaki
- Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria
- Patwin language
