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Coordinates: 39°4019N 122°3105W / 39.67194°N 122.51806°W / 39.67194; -122.51806
 

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Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians
Total population
162[1]
Regions with significant populations
United States United States (California California)
Languages
English
Religion
Roundhouse religion, Kuksu, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
other Wintun and Wailaki peoples[2]

The Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians is a federally recognized tribe and rancheríaofWintun and Wailaki Indians from northern California.[3] As of the 2010 Census the population was 164.[4]

Reservation[edit]

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[edit]

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

Government[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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