The Wintu Tribe of Northern California

04/03/2026

Please consider donating to our Elders Nutrition Program which provides nutritious meals for our most vulnerable population.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4EX8BS673AW46

04/01/2026

Due to illness, the Wintu Museum hours will vary for a little while. We want to make sure our community, visitors, and volunteers stay safe and cared for. Before coming by, please call 530-605-1726 to check if we're open that day. Thank you for your understanding and for continuing to support our cultural spaces. Our community's well-being comes first, always.

03/09/2026

Did you know the American Indian Advisory works hand‑in‑hand with SCOE Superintendent Mike Freeman? When he stepped into the role after the esteemed Judy Flores, our spirits were lifted to learn he would continue honoring and strengthening relationships with all tribal nations in Shasta County.

For the Wintu people, this partnership reflects balas‑puiyuk “the good path” a way of working together that uplifts our youth, protects their future, and keeps our teachings alive. Supporting education is more than academics; it is toy‑toy winyun, “lifting the people,” ensuring our children rise with confidence and cultural grounding. The Wintu Tribe of Northern California is proud to stand in this work. Together, we are building bridges rooted in respect, culture, and opportunities that will carry future generations forward in strength and unity.

10/28/2025

In light of the SNAP shutdown, the Tribe will have a limited pantry available to active Tribal members. If you would like to make a donation, please contact Julie at 530.604.7636.

08/12/2025

04/27/2025

Chairman Rickard will be in Sacramento at the State Capitol tomorrow, Monday, April 28, to oppose amendments to AB 52.

We can help by contacting:

Assembly Member Isaac Bryan
916-319-2055

Assembly Member Cecilia Aguilar-Curry
916-319-2004
Email address c/o [email protected]

"The California Indigenous Nations Alliance (CINA) invites all California Tribal Nations, lineal descendants, and allies to join us in strongly opposing the proposed amendments to AB 52, introduced by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry.

Let’s be clear: AB 52 is not just a policy change—it is a genocidal attack on California Tribal peoples.

This bill seeks to strip non-federally recognized Tribes and lineal descendants of their consultation rights under CEQA, erasing hard-fought protections and reversing the progress Indigenous leaders have made over the last decade. This is spiritual violence—a targeted effort to silence the very people who have safeguarded this land for millennia.

We refuse to be erased.
We refuse to allow colonial violence to be rewritten into law again.

We call on Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry to immediately withdraw AB 52 and end her complicity in California Indian genocide. We are watching—and we will remember who stood with us and who stood against us.

🛑 WHY YOU SHOULD OPPOSE AB 52:
It excludes non-federally recognized Tribes from mandatory consultation—returning us to a system of erasure and disenfranchisement.

It violates the spirit of AB 168, which Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry herself championed in 2019 to include all Tribes.

It undermines Tribal Cultural Resource protections, disrespecting the sacred responsibility of lineal descendants to care for ancestral burial sites and traditional lands.

It contradicts international Indigenous rights, including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), which affirms our inherent right to consultation and free, prior, and informed consent."

-California Indigenous Nations Alliance

12/18/2024

Today, 320 acres of Wintu Ancestral Land was returned to the Wintu Tribe of Northern California. The Wintu Tribe of Northern California is over 500 citizens strong. We thank Creator for this blessing!

11/20/2024

https://krcrtv.com/news/local/shasta-county-roads-to-be-renamed-removing-racist-term-against-native-american-women #

Four Shasta County roads are set to soon have new names, in accordance with a new state law banning a derogatory term.

11/03/2024

Chairman Rickard received our 30 year participation. Award from California Indian Manpower Consortium at Pala this weekend.
Federal Recognition Now! Wintu Strong!

11/01/2024

Thank you Michelle Radcliffe Garcia for all of your work on the renaming of the Sq--- roads. The Board of Supervisors approved the renaming of the three of the roads. The fourth road is privately owned, and one of the partial owners, Jane Hopper, said she was "vehemently opposed to renaming S--- Grass Trail to anything else." For more information, the article can be found on the Shasta Scout website.
Thank you, again, Michelle!!!!