About

The Wintu Language Circle

Meet Our People

Michelle Radcliff-Garcia (Wintu)

Board Chair and Co-Founder of Wintu Language Circle
Culture Bearer | Wintu Language Activist & Teacher | Basket Weaver | Artist
Family Ties: Charlie (Charles) - Reed - Radcliff - Qolchululi
Wintu Bands: Winnemem, Dawpom

Anna Björklund, PhD

Instructor of Wintuan Languages - Wintu and Nomlaki
Linguist | Archivist | Researcher | Helper
Family Ties: Björklund - Blomquist - Gustavsson - Pindel - Pakula - Pitts

Jesi Naomi Sutherland (Wintu / Č’imeriko)

Board Treasurer
Singer | Song Maker | Writer | Change-Maker | Social Artrepreneur | Producer & Creative Business Owner
Family Ties: Waladaka - Davis - Martin - Hayward - Loomis
Wintu Bands: Nor Rel Muk, Nomsus. And Č’imeriko Tribe.

Gabriella Campbell-Pena (Wintu)

Board Secretary
Language Learner & Revitalizer | Native Youth Strength Builder | Mama | Aunty
Family Ties: Campbell - Silverthorne - Charlie (Charles)
Wintu Bands: Winnemem

Kelly Campbell Hemphill (Wintu)

Board Member
Language Learner | Revitalizer | Archival Apprentice | Creative Thinker | Author | Community Organizer | Aunty | Putah Č’epet
Family Ties: Campbell - Silverthorne - Charlie (Charles)
Wintu Bands: Winnemem

Chelsi Sparti
(Wintu)

Board Member
Biologist | Electricity Researcher | Insect Watcher | Basket Weaver in training | Writer
Family Ties: Easley - Morton - McKenzie - Kopkopmet - Chille gulus - Tunioltoklas
Wintu Bands: Nomsus, Nomtipom, Waymaq, Winnemem