Past press releases and articles.
- Links construction stays on course 8.1.06
- The dry dirt and construction equipment don't exactly herald the lush, championship golf course the land will become.
- United Auburn Indian Community Hosts Rumsey Tribe 5.9.06
- The United Auburn Indian Community hosted the Rumsey Tribe at Austin’s at Thunder Valley Casino on Tuesday, May 9, 2006.
- Margaret Fortune of the Office of the Governor visits Rumsey Rancheria
- Margaret Fortune tours Rumsey school and rancheria.
- Superintendent Jack O'Connell visits Rumsey Rancheria
- Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell visited the Rumsey Rancheria and Yocha-De-He Tribal School recently.
- Interwoven Traditions 4.2.06
- Kathy Wallace sat on her aunt's porch on a reservation in Hoopa, near Eureka, one summer, grinding acorns for use in a meal or ceremony. The instrument, similar to a meat grinder, was difficult for her 6-year-old arms to turn, so she and her cousins took turns.
- Strong leader for Wintun 3.21.06
- Culture. Tradition. Education. These are top priorities for Marshall McKay, the new chairman of the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians’ tribal council. McKay was elected in January and inaugurated Saturday night at the tribe’s Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks. McKay replaces Paula Lorenzo, the tribe’s leader since 1993.
- Sacramento Mayor Fargo visits Rumsey Reservation
- Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo and Yolo County Supervisor Helen Thomson visit the Rumsey Rancheria.
- Wintun tribe donates to area groups 2.8.06
- The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians announced Monday their 2006 first quarter charitable donations totaling $728,850, of which $250,000 was donated to Sacramento State.
- Wintun Indians give $1.6 million to local causes 2.7.06
- BROOKS - The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians said in a news release Monday that the tribe has given more than $1.6 million to local charitable causes this year, funding efforts such as blood banks and wildlife education.
- Tribal Leader 1.29.06
- Education offers hopes for Wintun Tribe's future
- Building on his culture 1.29.06
- The elegant home is decorated with art both campy and contemporary, but the living room walls are reserved for the works of a more traditional artist - famous Wintun basket weaver Mabel McKay. "My mother was probably the most influential person in my life," McKay, 54, said of Mabel McKay, a former artist and healer whose works are displayed in museums throughout the world.
- Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians elects new Tribal Chair
- Brooks, Calif. – The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians has elected Marshall McKay, former Tribal Secretary, as the new Tribal Chairman of the Rumsey Tribal Council. Paula Lorenzo had held the position since 1993.
- Riches turn area tribes into players 10.23.05
- Paula Lorenzo considers herself a big-time Kings fan, and she has the picture to prove it. During a Kings game three years ago, she seized Bobby Jackson's head and kissed it after he fell back into her second-row seat. A photographer captured the moment, and the Kings reprinted the picture on tickets for an entire season. Like many sports enthusiasts, Lorenzo worries that the Kings will leave town if the team doesn't get a new arena. Unlike most fans, however, she is in a position to do something about it.
- Today Show Photos
- Pictures from The Today Show and Habitat for Humanity visit in New York City.
- Tribes Present Organization With $1 Million 9.27.05
- Rumsey Band Of Wintun Indians And United Auburn Indian Community Recognize Habitat For Humanity, International’s Hurricane Relief Efforts on The Today Show
- Tribes give to Katrina relief 9.27.05
- Sacramento Bee: Two groups will donate $1 million for houses for hurricane victims
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Press Release 9.27.05
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- Chairperson Paula Lorenzo gives $500,000 to Habitat for Humanity on The Today Show
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Funding 4.10.05
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- Third round of funding in Yolo County
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Cache Creek 3.20.05
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Press Release 1.07.05
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- Tsunami Relief
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Business Journal 10.15.04
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- Rumsey Indian Rancheria/Tribal Chairwoman
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Press Release 10.5.04
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- $3.5 Million for Mitigation Measures
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LA Weekly 10.01.04
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- Capay Valley