The Atsugewi are Native Americans residing in northeastern California, United States. Their traditional lands are near Mount Shasta, specifically the Pit River drainage on Burney, Hat, and Dixie Valle
The Pit River Tribe is a federally recognized tribe of eleven bands of Indigenous peoples of California. They primarily live along the Pit River in the northeast corner of California. Their name also
Atsugewi
…language. As of 1994, an estimated three people spoke Atsugewi. The majority of the tribe speaks English. Today many Atsugewi are enrolled in the Pit River Tribe, while some Atsugewi people are members of the Susanville Indian Rancheria. Estimates for the pre-contact populations of most native groups in California…
Istet Woiche, tribal historian of the Madesi tribe, one of the bands of the Pit River Tribe, 1923