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Pit River Tribe
The Pit River Tribe is a federally recognized tribe of eleven bands of Indigenous peoples of California. They primarily live along the Pit River in the northeast corner of California. Their name also is spelled as "Pitt River" in some historical records.
The eleven bands are as follows:
The eleven bands of the Pit River Tribe originally spoke two related languages, nine of them speaking Achumawi and two speaking Atsugewi (Atsuge and Apwaruke). They are closely related and are classified as the Palaihnihan family of languages, with uncertain external relations.
Most members of the tribe now speak English. Achumawi is critically endangered, and Atsugewi is extinct.
The tribe is spread across several locations in Shasta County and Modoc County:
The tribe also owns trust lands in Lake County, California, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, and Shasta Counties.
The tribe conducts business from Burney, California. They were officially recognized as a tribe in 1976 and ratified their constitution in 1987. Each of the eleven bands is represented in the tribal council.
In August 1964, a Constitution was formally adopted by the Pit River Tribe. The Preamble states:
Pit River Tribe
The Pit River Tribe is a federally recognized tribe of eleven bands of Indigenous peoples of California. They primarily live along the Pit River in the northeast corner of California. Their name also is spelled as "Pitt River" in some historical records.
The eleven bands are as follows:
The eleven bands of the Pit River Tribe originally spoke two related languages, nine of them speaking Achumawi and two speaking Atsugewi (Atsuge and Apwaruke). They are closely related and are classified as the Palaihnihan family of languages, with uncertain external relations.
Most members of the tribe now speak English. Achumawi is critically endangered, and Atsugewi is extinct.
The tribe is spread across several locations in Shasta County and Modoc County:
The tribe also owns trust lands in Lake County, California, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, and Shasta Counties.
The tribe conducts business from Burney, California. They were officially recognized as a tribe in 1976 and ratified their constitution in 1987. Each of the eleven bands is represented in the tribal council.
In August 1964, a Constitution was formally adopted by the Pit River Tribe. The Preamble states:
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