Pit River People

An Organization of Madesi Band Pit River Indian Descendants

Fighting for Traditional and Civil Rights

"The Jumping Rock of the First People

On the south side of Big Bend of Pit River, half or three-quarters of a mile east of Hot Springs, is a ridge of rock pointing east and west, with a separate small rock near its west end.

This was the Jumping Rock of the First People.  They used to take turns, starting from the small rock, and always jumped from west to east, to see who could leap over the full length of the long rock."

An-Nik'-A-Del'

Istet Woiche, also known as Hulsey Bill or William Hulsey, leader of the Madesi Band and Keeper of the Laws, History and Chronology.

Cousin to Chu-Tit-We, Susan Suthermire - lived in the same home during the 1880 census of Big Bend, Shasta County, California.

William Hulsey was a witness, placing his fingerprint and mark on the 1928 California Indian Roll application for Susan Suthermire (Orr) and Rosa Orr.