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]

Reservation

Location of the Grindstone Rancheria

The tribe's reservation is the Grindstone Rancheria, located in Glenn County, California. It was founded in 1907[2] and covers an area of 120 acres (0.49 km2) large. Approximately 98 of the tribe's 162 members live on the rancheria.[3] The nearest neighboring community is Elk Creek, situated about 5 miles to the south.

Education

The reservation is served by the Stony Creek Joint Unified School District.

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

  1. ^ California Indians and Their Reservations: P. San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2010 (retrieved 30 June 2010)
  2. ^ a b Pritzker, 154
  3. ^ a b 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)
  4. ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". Archived from the original on 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  5. ^ "Tribal Governments by Area." Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine National Congress of American Indians. (retrieved 30 June 2010)
  6. ^ Hinton, 27

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.

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