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Patwin Native AmericansThe Patwin Native American peoples are southern members of the Wintun family whose traditional territory lay in the lower section of the Sacramento River Valley, ranging from Princeton in the north to Suisun Bay in the south. Historically there were two recognized Patwin indigenous peoples: the Hill Patwin, who inhabited the lowland valleys to the west, and the River Patwin, who primarily occupied the banks of the Sacramento River. Prior to Euroamerican contact, the Patwin Native American peoples are estimated to have numbered between 6,000 and 8,000. Today, there are no known registered Patwin Native Americans, although their descendants live primarily on three federally recognized rancherias: Colusa, Cortina, and Rumsey. Name: Patwin Location: The lower Sacramento River Valley in California. Population: Prior to Euroamerican contact between 6,000 and 8,000; today there descendants live on the Colusa, Cortina, and Rumsey rancherias. Language Family: Wintun. First Contact by Euroamericans: Between
1790 and 1830 by the Spanish. Return to California Native American Indigenous Peoples Tribal List |