The Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria is a
federally recognized tribe
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of
Indigenous people of California
The indigenous peoples of California (known as Native Californians) are the indigenous inhabitants who have lived or currently live in the geographic area within the current boundaries of California before and after the arrival of Europeans. ...
.
They are
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[Wintuan languages
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
Shipley (1 ...]
.
Their headquarters are in
Williams, California
Williams (formerly Central) is a city in Colusa County, California. The population was 5,643 at the time of the 2010 census, up from 3,670 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ...
,
[ and they have approximately 117 enrolled members.][ They were previously known as the Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians, Cortina Indian Rancheria, and Cortina Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California.
]
Government
Charlie Wright serves as their chairperson.[
]
Rancheria
The Cortina Rancheria is an Indian reservation
An Indian reservation is an area of land held and governed by a federally recognized Native American tribal nation whose government is accountable to the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs and not to the state government in which it ...
in Colusa County
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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, California
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, at an elevation of 1,312 feet (400 m). The rancheria is 640 acres large in area.[It is located about 70 miles northwest of ]Sacramento
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Arbuckle, California
Arbuckle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Colusa County, California, United States. The population was 3,028 at the 2010 census, up from 2,332 at the 2000 census. Arbuckle is situated in the southerly portion of Colusa County, approximately ...
. As of the 2010 Census the population was 21.
Activities
The tribe partnered with California State University, Chico
California State University, Chico, or commonly, Chico State, is a public university in Chico, California. Founded in 1887, it is the second oldest campus in the California State University system. As of the fall 2020 semester, the university had ...
, to study water quality and purification systems.
See also
* Wintu-Nomlaki traditional narratives Wintu-Nomlaki traditional narratives include myths, legends, tales, and oral histories preserved by the Wintu and Nomlaki people of the western Sacramento Valley in northern California.
Winto-Nomalki oral literature is in many respects typical of c ...
References
External links
Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation
official website
*
Cortina Rancheria Band of Wintun Indians
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Wintun
Federally recognized tribes in the United States
Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in Colusa County, California
Native American populated places