Newly Elected Yocha Dehe Tribal Council Takes Oath of Office
January 23, 2024
BROOKS, CA – The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation has sworn into office new Tribal Chairman Anthony Roberts, Tribal Officers, and Council Members for a three- year...
Category: General
Wihne da Puchuma da Kewe, Capay Valley’s First Local, Full-Service Wellness Center Opens its Doors
January 11, 2024
ESPARTO, CA - Grand Opening of the health center in Esparto, January 11, 2024. The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, Winters Healthcare and RISE officially opened the...
The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
November 1, 2023
BROOKS, CA — In honor of Native American Heritage Month, celebrated nationally in the month of November, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation is partnering with Yolo...
Padilla, Garamendi and Thompson Urge Biden Administration to Expand Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
October 19, 2023
BROOKS, CA —Following the September 24, 2023 site visit by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Tribal and community leaders, and Members of Congress to...
Interior Secretary, BLM Director Visit Proposed Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion
September 25, 2023
SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, tribal, congressional, and community leaders thanked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning for visiting Molok Luyuk,...
Secretary Haaland and Members of Congress Tour Molok Luyuk
September 24, 2023
BROOKS, CA – On September 24, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation was honored to join U.S Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Tribal and community leaders,...
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Celebrates its Community Fund Partners with Annual Awards Luncheon
May 11, 2023
BROOKS, CA — Gratitude flowed freely at the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation’s 11th annual Community Fund Partners in Philanthropy Luncheon on Thursday, May 11. Held on...
President should expand Berryessa Snow Mountain to include Molok Luyuk
March 21, 2023
A short drive north of Sacramento lies Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. The monument stretches from Napa County in the south to Mendocino County in the...
The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Calls on President Biden to Protect Molok Luyuk
October 19, 2022
BROOKS, CA – Today, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation issued a letter to President Biden urging him to use the Antiquities Act to expand Berryessa Snow Mountain...
Chairman Testifies Before Congress On Protection of Unique Lake County Natural Resource
March 1, 2022
BROOKS, CA – Citing its unique environmental properties and its cultural significance as a site central to religious ceremonies and tribal origin stories, Yocha Dehe Tribal Chairman...
New Life for Historic Capay Valley Landmark
February 20, 2022
BROOKS, CA – To speak of a one-room schoolhouse is to call to mind the better angels of American history. These plucky little buildings have come to symbolize...
YDWN Supports “Imagining the Indian” With Second Round of Funding
March 25, 2021
BROOKS, CA – Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, Lead Executive Producer of the feature film “Imagining the Indian,” announced today a second round of funding for the...
Relocation Plan Proposed to Save the Capay Valley From Being Overrun in ‘Greenrush’
March 10, 2021
BROOKS, CA – In a bid to protect the Capay Valley, a unique agricultural resource in Yolo County, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation has proposed creating...
Statement Against AAPIA Violence
March 9, 2021
The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation decries all hate crime in the strongest possible terms. We note with sorrow a rise in racial violence against Asian Americans...
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Elects New Tribal Council
January 19, 2021
BROOKS, CA – All five members of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Tribal Council will return for another term of service after being re-elected by their...
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Mourns Passing of Tribal Elder
December 30, 2020
BROOKS, CA – With deep sadness, the Tribal Council of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation announces the death of Marshall McKay following his battle with COVID-19....
Yocha Dehe Supports Woodland's AgStart
September 9, 2020
WOODLAND, CA – Public-Private Partnership to Strengthen Sacramento Region’s Leadership in Ag | Food | Health innovation. AgStart today announced a unique, broad-based public-private collaboration to...
Séka Hills Wins Good Foods Oil Award
July 14, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Good Food Foundation is proud to announce the finalists and winners of the 2020 Good Food Awards Oils category. The fifteen...
NAUMD Names Yocha Dehe Fire Department Best Dressed
June 15, 2020
OMAHA, NE – The North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD) has named the Yocha Dehe Fire Department one of the nation's best dressed. The California agency...
Yocha Dehe Golf Club To Reopen
April 29, 2020
BROOKS, CA – For the first time in more than a month, golfers will be able to tee off at one of the region’s premiere golf courses...
Amid Temporary Closure, CCCR Donates Food to Schools
March 23, 2020
BROOKS, CA – Eggs by the case, tortillas, fresh kale, sprouts, potatoes and peppers and more- thousands of dollars in food was donated to the Esparto...
Leadership Announces Temporary Closure of CCCR Due to COVID-19
March 14, 2020
BROOKS, CA – The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation and Cache Creek Casino Resort Executive leadership has made the difficult decision to temporarily cease operations due to...
YDWN Swears in Rebecca Ramirez as New Fire Chief
January 2, 2020
BROOKS, CA – The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation has sworn in Rebecca Ramirez as the new Fire Chief of the Yocha Dehe Fire Department (YDFD). She...
Empower Yolo: Yocha Dehe Invests in Local Youths
November 4, 2019
WOODLAND, CA – Superheroes come in all shapes and sizes to help save the day — whether it’s a mother keeping her family safe, an advocate...
Information on the Highway 16 Infrastructure Project
October 15, 2019
BROOKS, CA – Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation is conducting work along Hwy. 16 in Brooks to upgrade utility operations across its business, residential, government and agricultural...