The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
BROOKS, Calif. (November 1, 2023) —In honor of Native American Heritage Month, celebratednationally in the month of November, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation is partnering with...
Padilla, Garamendi and Thompson Urge Biden Administration to Expand Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
BROOKS, Calif. (October 19, 2023) —Following the September 24, 2023 site visit by U.S. Secretaryof the Interior Deb Haaland, Tribal and community leaders, and Members of...
Secretary Haaland and Members of Congress Tour Molok Luyuk
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,...
Interior Secretary, BLM Director Visit Proposed Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion
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,...
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Celebrates its Community Fund Partners with Annual Awards Luncheon
BROOKS, Calif. (May 11, 2023) — Gratitude flowed freely at the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation’s 11th annual Community Fund Partners in Philanthropy Luncheon on Thursday, May...
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...
The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Calls on President Biden to Protect Molok Luyuk
BROOKS, CA (October 19, 2022) – Today, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation issued a letter to President Biden urging him to use the Antiquities Act to expand Berryessa...
Chairman Testifies Before Congress On Protection of Unique Lake County Natural Resource
BROOKS, CA (March 1, 2022) – Citing its unique environmental properties and its cultural significance as a site central to religious ceremonies and tribal origin stories, Yocha Dehe...
New Life for Historic Capay Valley Landmark
BROOKS, CA (February 20, 2022) – To speak of a one-room schoolhouse is to call to mind the better angels of American history. These plucky little buildings have...
YDWN Supports “Imagining the Indian” With Second Round of Funding
BROOKS, CA (March 25, 2021) – Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, Lead Executive Producer of the feature film “Imagining the Indian,” announced today a second round of funding...
Relocation Plan Proposed to Save the Capay Valley From Being Overrun in ‘Greenrush’
BROOKS, CA (March 10, 2021) – In a bid to protect the Capay Valley, a unique agricultural resource in Yolo County, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation has...
Statement Against AAPIA Violence
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
BROOKS, CA (January 19, 2021) – All five members of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Tribal Council will return for another term of service after being...
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Mourns Passing of Tribal Elder
BROOKS, CA (December 30, 2020) – With deep sadness, the Tribal Council of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation announces the death of Marshall McKay following his battle...
Yocha Dehe Supports Woodland's AgStart
WOODLAND, CA (September 9, 2020) – Public-Private Partnership to Strengthen Sacramento Region’s Leadership in Ag | Food | Health innovation. AgStart today announced a unique, broad-based...
Séka Hills Wins Good Foods Oil Award
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 14, 2020) - The Good Food Foundation is proud to announce the finalists and winners of the 2020 Good Food Awards Oils...
NAUMD Names Yocha Dehe Fire Department Best Dressed
OMAHA, NE (June 15, 2020) – 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...
Yocha Dehe Golf Club To Reopen
BROOKS, CA (April 29, 2020) – For the first time in more than a month, golfers will be able to tee off at one of the region’s premiere...
Amid Temporary Closure, CCCR Donates Food to Schools
BROOKS, CA (March 20, 2020) – Eggs by the case, tortillas, fresh kale, sprouts, potatoes and peppers and more- thousands of dollars in food was donated...
Leadership Announces Temporary Closure of CCCR Due to COVID-19
BROOKS, CA (March 14, 2020) – The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation and Cache Creek Casino Resort Executive leadership has made the difficult decision to temporarily cease...
YDWN Swears in Rebecca Ramirez as New Fire Chief
BROOKS, CA (January 2, 2020) – The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation has sworn in Rebecca Ramirez as the new Fire Chief of the Yocha Dehe Fire...
Empower Yolo: Yocha Dehe Invests in Local Youths
WOODLAND, CA (November 3, 2019) – Superheroes come in all shapes and sizes to help save the day — whether it’s a mother keeping her family...
Information on the Highway 16 Infrastructure Project
BROOKS, CA (October 15, 2019) – Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation is conducting work along Hwy. 16 in Brooks to upgrade utility operations across its business, residential,...
Yocha Dehe Fire Provides Water Station for Animals During Power Shutdown
BROOKS, CA (October 8, 2019) – To aid farm and livestock operators who will lose access to water during this week’s announced Public Safety Power Outage by...
Tribal Council Experiences the Impact of Their Philanthropy Firsthand
WOODLAND, CA (August 7, 2019) – Recently, members of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Tribal Council toured the Family Birth Center and the Nuclear Medicine Suite...