Skip to main contentBiographyThe Achomawi (also Achumawi, Ajumawi, and Ahjumawi) are one of several bands known as the "Pit River" tribe of Native Americans who lived in northern California. They lived in the Fall River valley, Tule Lake, and Pit River area near Montgomery Creek in Shasta County to Goose Lake on the Oregon state line. They were closely related to the Atsugewi; both speaking Palaihnihan languages.
Achomawi
Person TypeCultural Affiliation
Serpent River First Nation / Anishinaabe / Ojibwa, born 1952
Dene, English River First Nation, born 1984
