Volume 25, No.1 (Fall 2011)

ON THE COVER: The Winnemem Wintu’s spiritual leader and traditional chief Caleen Sisk-Franco arrives on the other side of McCloud River during the tribe’s July 2010 Balas Chonas (Coming of Age ceremony). After spending four days with her two nieces teaching them traditional activities,the young women swam across the river on the final day of the ceremony, representing their transition to womanhood. Photo by Marc Dadigan.