Wintu
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Wintu are a Native American people indigenous to northern California, traditionally inhabiting the upper Sacramento River region with a distinct language and cultural practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wintu canonical | 6 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| associatedRiver |
McCloud River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pit River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacramento River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
impacted by California Gold Rush
ⓘ
subject to forced displacement ⓘ subject to violence by settlers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion | California cultural area ⓘ |
| culturalRevitalization |
ceremonial revival
ⓘ
language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
federally unrecognized tribes
ⓘ
state-recognized and unrecognized communities ⓘ |
| environment |
montane forests
ⓘ
oak woodlands ⓘ riverine ecosystems ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| indigenousTo | northern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | bilateral kinship ⓘ |
| language | Wintu language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Wintuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Achomawi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nomlaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Patwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decline after European contact ⓘ |
| region |
Klamath Mountains foothills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sacramento Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Nomlaki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wintuan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| traditionalBelief | spirit power acquisition through dreams ⓘ |
| traditionalCeremony |
puberty rites
ⓘ
world renewal ceremonies ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
stone tool making ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
acorns
ⓘ
salmon ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
conical bark houses
ⓘ
semi-subterranean houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | village headmen ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | upper Sacramento River region ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.