The Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria is a
federally recognized tribe
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of
Indigenous people of California
Indigenous peoples of California, commonly known as Indigenous Californians or Native Californians, are a diverse group of nations and peoples that are indigenous to the geographic area within the current boundaries of California before and afte ...
.
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 language family, family of languages spoken in the Sacramento Valley of central Northern California.
All Wintuan languages are either extinct language, extinct or severely endangered language, ...]
.
They're headquartered 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 o ...
,
[ and they have approximately 270 enrolled citizens.][ 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 American Indian reservation is an area of land land tenure, held and governed by a List of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States#Description, U.S. federal government-recognized Native American tribal nation, whose gov ...
in Colusa County, 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
Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...
Arbuckle, California
Arbuckle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Colusa County, California, United States. The population was 3,484 at the 2020 census. Arbuckle is situated in the southerly portion of Colusa County, approximately southwest of the City of Colus ...
. As of the 2010 Census the population was 21.
Activities
The tribe partnered with California State University, Chico
California State University, Chico (Chico State) is a public university in Chico, California. It was founded in 1887 as one of about 180 "normal schools" founded by state governments in the 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing ...
, to study water quality and purification systems.
See also
* Waikosel, California
* 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
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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 in California