Madesi tribe
The Madesi tribe is an Indigenous group of Native [Americans in the United States|Native Americans] that once thrived in the Big Bend region of the Pit River in northeastern California, United States. This area represents the most downstream section, within the Pit River in the Pit River Tribal territory. The Madesi tribe is one of nine autonomous bands of the Pit River Tribe who spoke dialects of the Achumawi language, or more commonly, "Pit River Talk." The other two bands of the Pit River Tribe communicate using dialects of a distinct yet related language, called by anthropologists Atsugewi.
The historic homeland of the other eight bands that share the Achumawi language extended to Goose [Lake (Oregon-California)|Goose Lake]. On the south side of the Pit River, the Atsugewi language group consists of two distinct bands living in the Hat Creek Valley and Dixie Valley.