Mission
Advancing community resilience through traditional lifeways, and protecting and restoring the native species, waters, and homelands of the Winnemem Wintu.
Board of Directors:
- Caleen Sisk, President
- Ron Toppi, Board Chair
- Sarah Haase, Treasurer
- Misa Joo, Secretary
- Helene Sisk
A brief history
Indian Cultural Organization (ICO) was incorporated in 1983 by Caleen Sisk and Maude Rogers Nightingale to support Winnemem Wintu cultural resilience and ecological restoration. ICO operates as an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit under the traditional authority of Chief Caleen Sisk, the hereditary spiritual leader of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe. ICO supports cultural and ecological restoration and community programs at her direction. ICO does not speak for or represent the Winnemem Wintu Tribe as a governing body. Donations to ICO, a 501(c)(3) corporation, are tax deductible.