Wintun

The Wintun are members of several related Native American peoples of Northern California, including the Wintu (northern), Nomlaki (central), and Patwin (southern). Their range is from approximately present-day Lake Shasta to San Francisco Bay, along the western side of the Sacramento River to the Coast Range. Each of these tribes speak one of the Wintuan languages. Linguistic and archaeological evidence suggests that the Wintun people probably entered the California area around 500 AD from what is now southern Oregon, introducing bow and arrow technology to the region (Golla 2011: 205). There has been Corbin dating of several artifacts by UC Berkeley that dates back to around 10,000 years, several of these artifacts have now been Repatriated. Despite being a major influence of the regions history there is still very little history on the Wintu due to centuries of Genocide & Displacement that still occur today along with continued destruction of sacred ceremonial & Religious sites often due to companies who ignore legal or ethical considerations.