Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians
The Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians is a federally recognized tribe and ranchería of Wintun and Wailaki Indians from northern California.[3] As of the 2010 Census the population was 164.[4]
Total population | |
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162[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
English | |
Religion | |
Roundhouse religion, Kuksu, Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Wintun and Wailaki peoples[2] |
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] The nearest outside community is Elk Creek, about 5 miles to the south.
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.[5]
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.[6]
Notes
- California Indians and Their Reservations: P. San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2010 (retrieved 30 June 2010)
- Pritzker, 154
- California Indians and Their Reservations: G. Archived 2010-01-10 at the Wayback Machine San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2010 (retrieved 30 June 2010)
- https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=1395
- "Tribal Governments by Area." Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine National Congress of American Indians. (retrieved 30 June 2010)
- Hinton, 27