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.

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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

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