Editing Wintu (section)

== Present day Wintu ==
The Wintu tribes had to modernize their way of life while keeping their culture and history with them. They explain that their mission is to preserve, promote and protect the culture of the tribe, creating long-term economic prosperity and self-reliance. Current tribal council members consist of Gary and Theresa Rickard, Vincent Cervantes, Gene Malone, Cindy Hogue, Bill Hunt, and Les Begly. They have a Museum and Cultural Resource Center that was built after they lost their recognition status by the federal government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wintu Tribe Of Northern California – Indigenous Historic Tribe |url=https://wintutribe.com/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=wintutribe.com}}</ref>

In 1941, congress passed the [[Central Valley Project|Central Valley Project Indian Lands Acquisition Act]]. This led to the Wintu tribe losing access to the Upper Sacramento River, McCloud River, and Lower Pit River. To the Wintu people, these parts of the land are sacred. By losing the river they also lost their prime source of food, salmon. In 2023 the Wintu were able to buy back the land where the rivers lie. They told reporters and writers that they plan to restore the winter-run Chinook salmon population.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramirez |first=Izzie |date=2023-10-09 |title=The Winnemem Wintu won land back for their tribe. Here’s what’s next. |url=https://www.vox.com/climate/23906426/winnemem-wintu-land-back-run4salmon-chinook-california-indigenous-peoples-rights-sovereignty |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref>