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Yocha Dehe of Capay Valley

D-6181

2020

1000.0 - Record Group
2020-004 - Accession or Donation

A brief celebration of the Hill Patwin people of Capay Valley/Yolo County and recounting of their post-contact experiences in photographs, documents, and interviews. Focus on interactions between the indigenous Hill Patwin people, Mexican land grant settlers, and settlers from the eastern United States from various perspectives. Disambiguates "Ranchos," "Rancherias," "Ranches." Discusses efforts by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation to write its own history of life in the Capay Valley. In-depth article on relocation of Hill Patwin children to the Stewart Indian School (Carson City, Nevada). Sourced from a book by Elizabeth "Betsy" Monroe (The History and Stories of the Capay Valley), articles she wrote for the Greater Capay Valley Historical Society, and materials in the Yolo County Archives.

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