Colusa Indian Community
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 55[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( California) | |
| Languages | |
| English, formerly Wintun | |
| Religion | |
| Roundhouse religion, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Wintu people[2] (Wintu, Nomlaki, and Patwin)[3] |
The Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Native Americans of the Colusa Native Americans Community of the Colusa Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Wintun Native Americans from central California.[4]
Reservation[edit]
The tribe's reservation is the Colusa Rancheria, also known as the Cachildehe Rancheria. The ranchería is located in Colusa County, California and was founded in 1907.[2] The average elevation is 59 feet (18 m), and the ranchería is 573 acres (2.32 km2) large. 273 acres (1.10 km2) are in federal trust and 300 acres (1.2 km2) are owned privately by the tribe. Population is approximately 77.[5]
Government[edit]
The Colusa Indian Colony is governed by a democratically elected tribal council. They are headquartered in Colusa, California, and their current tribal chairperson is Wayne Mitchum.[6]
Language[edit]
Traditionally, the tribe spoke the Wintun/Patwin language, a Wintuan language of the Penutian language family.[3] The Colusa Indian Community Council published a language book and are working on language CDs and DVDs to help foster language preservation.[7]
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.[8]
Economic development[edit]
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.[9]
History[edit]
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.[7]
Education[edit]
The ranchería is served by the Colusa Unified School District.
Notes[edit]
- ^ California Native Americans and Their Reservations: P. Archived 2010-01-10 at the Wayback Machine San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2010 (retrieved 30 June 2010)
- ^ a b Pritzker, 154
- ^ a b Hinton, 83
- ^ California Native Americans and Their Reservations: C. Archived February 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2010 (retrieved 30 June 2010)
- ^ California Native Americans and Their Reservations: C. Archived February 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2010 (retrieved 30 June 2010)
- ^ " National Congress of American Indians. (retrieved 20 November 2014)
- ^ a b "Government." Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine Colusa Indian Community. 2010 (retrieved 30 June 2010)
- ^ one good source are the very early lexicons of Paul Radin, collected from the Colusa people, archived at the Philadelphia Philosophical Society.
- ^ "Colusa Casino Resort." 500 Nations. (retrieved 30 May 2010)
References[edit]
- Hinton, Leanne. Flutes of Fire: Essays on California Indian Languages. Berkeley: Heyday Books, 1994. ISBN 0-930588-62-2.
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1.
External links[edit]
- Colusa Indian Community, official website
- Constitution of the Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colusa Indian Community
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