Image: Wintu Tribe Seal (2244208893)

Description: CULTURE AND HISTORY: WINTUN (WINTU, NOMLAKI, NOMELAKI, PATWIN) - There are three divisions of the Wintun people: the Wintu, Nomlaki, and Patwin. Their traditional lands are located in the greater Sacramento Valley, with the Sacramento River a major feature of all the regions, from the Wintu mountain rivers in the north, through the Nomlaki plains, to the marshes, valleys, and hills of the Patwin. Their languages are of the Penutian family, which includes a large group of central and northern California languages, in addition to languages spoken all the way from coastal Canada to New Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico, and on to the Yucatan Peninsula. In some areas, they were able to depend on the semiannual runs of king salmon up major rivers; in some the resources were more mixed, with both fish and land resources being of about equal weight; and in others, the pattern of dependence on acorns with secondary use of other vegetable foods and game prevailed. Today there are approximately 2,500 people of Wintun descent; many live on the Colusa, Cortina, Grindstone Creek, Redding, and Rumsey rancherias, as well as the Round Valley Reservation.
Title: Wintu Tribe Seal (2244208893)
Credit: Wintu Tribe Seal
Author: Nathan Soliz from Redding, United States
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