I want to recognize the Ancestors and the people whose traditional land I am now privileged to call home. I live in gratitude everyday amongst the ancient beings of the forests, mountains and rivers that flow throughout my life.  It all started with water and so, I would like to acknowledge the People who came first. In the beginning, the world was covered with water. There were no people. There was this feather floating on the water. The waters started to recede, causing a whirlpool and this feather was going around and around, it started singing.

And as it was singing it started to turn itself into a man. As he continued to sing, he became a true man. The water was drying up and there was mud and he took this mud and made his people, the Ukomno’m.–Yuki Creation. Story by Leland Fulwider, Jr. 
Today there are several different tribes associated with Round Valley. Such as, the Yuki, Concow Maidu, Little Lake and other Pomo, Nomlaki, Cahto, Wailaki, and Pit River peoples.

Our languages have been sleeping for a long period of time. It is said that when you speak your language, the land and the ancestors remember you. It is with gratitude that I am able to share with you a few words in the Wailaki language.  dii-jing Wailaki ku-nish-yish (Today, Wailaki language I will speak) To-bang-kish-nang (because of water I am alive) Round Valley is-kee-tah (my People among-tribes) n-shong-shaa-nul-lah (good for me, you did). 
I would like to thank Round Valley Tribal member Kelda Britton for this beautiful acknowledgement.

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