Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians

Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians
Total population
162[1]
Regions with significant populations
United States ( California)
Languages

English
Religion

Roundhouse religion, Kuksu, Christianity
Related ethnic groups

other Wintun and Wailaki peoples[2]

The Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians is a federally recognized tribe and ranchería of Wintun and Wailaki Indians from northern California.[3]

Contents

Reservation

The tribe's reservation is the Grindstone Rancheria, located in Glenn County, California. It was founded in 1907[2] and is 120 acres (0.49 km2) large. Approximately 98 of the tribe's 162 members live on the reservation.[3]

Government

The Grindstone Indian Rancheria is governed by a democratically elected tribal council. They are headquartered in Elk Creek, California, and their current tribal chairperson is Ronald Kirk.[4]

Language

Traditionally, the members of tribe spoke the Wailaki language or the Wintun, a Wintuan language of the Penutian language family, but the former is extinct and the latter has few speakers.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ California Indians and Their Reservations: P. San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2010 (retrieved 30 June 2010)
  2. ^ a b Pritzker, 154
  3. ^ a b California Indians and Their Reservations: G. San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2010 (retrieved 30 June 2010)
  4. ^ "Tribal Governments by Area." National Congress of American Indians. (retrieved 30 June 2010)
  5. ^ Hinton, 27

References

Municipalities and communities of Glenn County, California, USA
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