Wintu

American  

[win-too, win-too] / wɪnˈtu, ˈwɪn tu /

noun

plural

Wintus,

plural

Wintu

1. a member of an American Indian people of the Sacramento River valley in California.

2. the Wintun language of the Wintu.

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Example Sentences

The Winnemem Wintu Tribe hopes these salmon, exported more than a century ago, will revive the genetic diversity of the few remaining endangered salmon in the Sacramento River.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Jeffres said it’s difficult to see the rug pulled out from under the Winnemem Wintu Tribe once again.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

State and federal agencies finalized the partnership the next year, naming the Winnemem Wintu Tribe as a “co-equal decision-maker” in agreements to work on restoring salmon to the McCloud River.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

While representatives for the Paskenta and Northern Wintu tribes bashed the casino proposal at the August hearing, representatives of at least eight other California tribes argued in support of the Redding Rancheria.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

The shooting of Wakara into the sky is a curious variant of the tree-bending by Tulchuherris and Sas in the Wintu myth.

From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah