The Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Native Americans of the Colusa Native Americans Community of the Colusa Rancheria is a
federally recognized tribe
This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States of America. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. , 574 Indian tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United ...
of
Wintun
The Wintun are members of several related Native American peoples of Northern California, including the Wintu (northern), Nomlaki (central), and Patwin (southern).Pritzker, 152[California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...]
.
Reservation
The tribe's reservation is the Colusa Rancheria, also known as the Cachildehe Rancheria. The
ranchería
The Spanish word ranchería, or rancherío, refers to a small, rural settlement. In the Americas the term was applied to native villages or bunkhouses. Anglo-Americans adopted the term with both these meanings, usually to designate the resident ...
is located in
Colusa County, California
Colusa County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,839. The county seat is Colusa. It is in the North Valley of California, northwest of the state capital, Sacramento.
History
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and was founded in 1907.
[ The average elevation is 59 feet (18 m), and the ]ranchería
The Spanish word ranchería, or rancherío, refers to a small, rural settlement. In the Americas the term was applied to native villages or bunkhouses. Anglo-Americans adopted the term with both these meanings, usually to designate the resident ...
is large. are in federal trust and are owned privately by the tribe. Population is approximately 77.[California Native Americans and Their Reservations: C.]
''San Diego State University Library and Information Access.'' 2010 (retrieved 30 June 2010)
Government
The Colusa Indian Colony is governed by a democratically elected tribal council. They are headquartered in Colusa, California
Colusa is a city and county seat of Colusa County, California, located in the Sacramento Valley region of the Central Valley. The population was 5,971 at the 2010 census, up from 5,402 at the 2000 census. Colusi originates from the local Coru N ...
, and their current tribal chairperson is Wayne Mitchum.
Language
Traditionally, the tribe spoke the Wintun/Patwin language, a Wintuan language
Wintuan (also Wintun, Wintoon, Copeh, Copehan) is a family of languages spoken in the Sacramento Valley of central Northern California.
All Wintuan languages are either extinct or severely endangered.
Classification
Family division
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of the Penutian language family
Penutian is a proposed grouping of language families that includes many Native American languages of western North America, predominantly spoken at one time in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California. The existence of a Penutian st ...
.[ The Colusa Indian Community Council published a language book and are working on language CDs and DVDs to help foster language preservation.]["Government."]
''Colusa Indian Community.'' 2010 (retrieved 30 June 2010)
The traditional language spoken by Wintun (Patwin) people was not Wintu, but Patwin or Wintun. Wintu was a Penutian language spoken by the Wintu people of lands north of Cottonwood Creek in the area of Redding, California.
Economic development
The tribe owns and operates the Colusa Casino Resort, Table 45 (casual dining), 37 Seventy (fine dining), and Jack's Place (bar), all located inside Colusa Casino Resort."Colusa Casino Resort."
''500 Nations.'' (retrieved 30 May 2010)
History
The Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians, with 45 original members, ratified their constitution and by-laws on November 23, 1941. In 1969 the tribe started to build a traditional roundhouse and refurbished it in 1993.[
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Education
The ranchería is served by the Colusa Unified School District
Colusa Unified School District is located in Colusa, California. The district is formed by the following three schools: Burchfield Primary School, Egling Middle School, and Colusa High School; which currently have 34, 31 and 26 staff members, resp ...
.
Notes
References
* Hinton, Leanne. ''Flutes of Fire: Essays on California Indian Languages''. Berkeley: Heyday Books, 1994. .
* Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. .
External links
Colusa Indian Community
official website
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Geography of Colusa County, California
Native American tribes in California
American Indian reservations in California
Federally recognized tribes in the United States
1941 establishments in California