Achomawi

The Achomawi were peoples of the Pit River country, from the Goose Lake region downstream towards the wooded mountains. Their villages lay along the river and its tributaries, and closely related Atsugewi communities lived to the south. Fish were important throughout the drainage: salmon could be taken below the great falls, while suckers were a principal food in the upper river. Nets, traps and other fishing tools helped communities harvest the waters that gave the river people their name.