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
Reservation
The tribe's reservation is the Colusa Rancheria, also known as the Cachildehe Rancheria. The
Government
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
Traditionally, the tribe spoke the Wintun/Patwin language, a
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
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
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
The ranchería is served by the Colusa Unified School District.
Notes
- ^ 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
- 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.