title: Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians
text: # Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians
  
  The Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians is a federally recognized tribe and ranchería of Wintun and Wailaki Indians from northern California. As of the 2010 Census the population was 164.
  
  ## Reservation
  
  The tribe's reservation is the Grindstone Rancheria, located in Glenn County, California. It was founded in 1907 and covers an area of 120 acres (0.49 $km^2)$ large. Approximately 98 of the tribe's 162 members live on the rancheria. The nearest neighboring community is Elk Creek, situated about 5 miles to the south.
  
  ## Education
  
  The reservation is served by the Stony Creek Joint Unified School District.
  
  ## Government
  
  The Grindstone Indian Rancheria is governed by a democratically elected tribal council. They are headquartered in Elk Creek, California, and their current tribal chairperson is Ronald Kirk.
  
  ## Language
  
  Traditionally, the members of tribe spoke the Wailaki language or the Wintun, a Wintuan language of the Penutian language family, but the former is extinct and the latter has few speakers.
  
  