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Big Time is a celebration of the American Indian culture in which people from diverse indigenous nations gather for the purpose of dancing, singing and honoring the traditions of their ancestors. This event is privately held by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation each year in June.

Long before the Spanish and other Europeans arrived in what would later become California, the area today known as Solano County was home to indigenous people called the Patwin (which literally means “people”) or Southern Wintun. #NativeAmerican #NativeAmericanHeritage

holwa and t’usa. The Patwin words of the week are here! See link to listen to the audio. Mortar Used for grinding acorn and seeds. Patwin word: holwa soundcloud.com/user-26535616… Pestle Used for grinding acorns and seeds into flour. Patwin word: t’usa soundcloud.com/user-26535616…

See some of the work we are doing to be good stewards of the land and our cultural heritage in the next episode of Tending Nature! The episode featuring Yocha Dehe will air on November 22 at 7:30pm on KCET, November 23 at 7:30pm on PBS SoCal. kcet.org/shows/tending-natur…

Our Cultural Resources Department works to protect historic and sacred burial sites within our ancestral territory, creates cultural media, plans community events and supports Native language revitalization. For more information, please visit yochadehe.org/cultural.

Today, we wanted to share the Patwin word of the week to help you understand our culture a little better. Listen to the audio for the correct pronunciation for tawt'oh. soundcloud.com/user-26535616… Patwin Shake Head Dancers Male and Female shake head dancer. Patwin word: tawt’oh

Yocha Dehe is the Lead Executive Producer of “Imagining the Indian,” a film that examines the momentum of the movement opposing the use of Native American names, logos and mascots in the world of sports and beyond. Learn more at imaginingtheindianfilm.org. @imaginingtheindian

Today, over 200 years after the first Europeans arrived in California, three Patwin tribes remain - the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians and Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community.

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