Pit River Tribe

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Pit River Tribe

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Tribal Headquarters

Pit River Tribe
36970 Park Ave.
Burney, CA 96013
Phone: 530-335-5421
Website

History

The Pit River Indians consist of eleven bands, all of whom have traditionally lived along the Pit River in the northeastern part of what is now California and who now live on or near the Pit River Reservation. Some Pit River Indians live on other reservations and rancherias in the area.

Bands of the Pit River Indians and Their Reservations

• Achomawu Band
• Alturas Band -- Alturas Rancheria
• Aporidge Band
• Astariwawi Band
• Atsuge Band
• Atwamsini Band
• Big Bend Band -- Big Bend Rancheria
• Big Valley Band -- Big Valley Rancheria
• Hanhawi Band
• Hewisedawi Band
• Ilmawi Band
• Itsatawi Band
• Kosealextawi Band
• Likely Band -- Likely Rancheria
• Lookout Band -- Lookout Rancheria
• Madesi Band
• Montgomery Creek Band -- Montgomery Creek Rancheria
• Redding Band -- Redding Rancheria
• Roaring Creek Band -- Roaring Creek Rancheria
• Round Valley Reservation
• Susanville Band -- Susanville Rancheria
• X-L Reservation

Records

The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:

• Allotment records
• Annuity rolls
• Census records
• Correspondence
• Health records
• Reports
• School census and records
• Vital records

Agency Records

Fort Bidwell Agency

Round Valley Agency

Correspondence and Census

Tribe	Agency	Location of Original Records	Pre-1880 Correspondence M234 RG 75 Rolls 962 Roll Number	FHL Film Number	Post-1885 Census M595 RG 75 Rolls 693 Roll Number	FHL Film Number
Pit River	Fort Bidwell Agency, 1910-31	San Franisco	-		Rolls 12, 137	FHL Film: 576492
Pit River	Round Valley Agency, 1893-1917	San Franisco	-		Rolls 224, 446-49	FHL Films: 581441-581443

Websites

• Constitution of the Pit River Tribe
• Pit River People Official Website
• Achomawi (Pit River Tribe) Wikipedia

Bibliography

• California Indians and Their Reservations: An Online Dictionary. Available online.

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