Redding Rancheria

The Redding Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe with a reservation in Shasta County, Northern California.^[1] The 31-acre site (13 ha) of the Redding Rancheria was purchased in 1922 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in order to provide Indigenous peoples with a place to camp and live. They had been made landless by European-American settlers in the area. Three groups of Native Americans in the area organized as a tribe and were recognized in 1979.

Location of Redding Rancheria

Description

The Redding Rancheria consists of Wintu, Achomawi (Pit River), and Yana Indians.^[1] It is located in the northern Sacramento Valley, near Redding.^[1]

Government

The Redding Rancheria has a constitution, adopted in 1989, signed by Bob Foreman the First tribal chairman. It is governed by seven Councilors and three Alternate Councilors, elected by the membership. The current^[when?] tribal administration is as follows.

• Tribal Chairman – Jack Potter, Jr.
• Vice Chairman – Michelle Hayward
• Secretary – Patty Spaulding
• Treasurer – Hope Wilkes
• Council Member – Jason Hayward, Jr.
• Council Member – Tony Hayward, Sr.
• Council Member – Laine Hayward
• 1st Alternate – Nicole Wilkes
• 2nd Alternate – Jason Hayward, Sr.
• 3rd Alternate – Miranda Edwards

Economic development

The Redding Rancheria established the Win-River Resort & Casino along California State Route 273, near Interstate 5 between Redding and Anderson.^[2][3] It has produced significant revenue for the tribe, enabling capital payments to each member.^[4]

Education

The ranchería is served by the Cascade Union Elementary School District and Anderson Union High School District.

See also

• Indigenous peoples of California
• Pit River tribes