For thousands of years, bands (small tribes) of Wintun people dwelled along the waters of Cache Creek in the serene Capay Valley and thrived off the bounty of the land. After being forcibly removed from ancestral land, the tide is beginning to turn for the members of the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians.

Since 1985, the Tribe has operated the Cache Creek Indian Bingo and Casino in Brooks, California. Tribal gaming presents a unique opportunity for economic self-determination and independence; no member of the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians receives government financial assistance.

The original "Rancheria" was purchased and held in trust by the U.S. Government for the Tribe under the authority of the Acts of 1906 and 1908 (34 Stat. 333, 303504; 35 Stat. 76-77, c. 153).

Additional lands were purchased by the authority of the Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934. The Rumsey Rancheria currently has 24 tribal members and 34 children and trust holdings of approximately 257 acres.

Today, 56 acres of the federal trust land are used by the Tribe as the site of its Yocha-De-He Preparatory School for pre-kindergarten through 8th grade students. The Tribe also has built a master community, which includes a home for every adult member, a community center, recreation fields and a pool. The casino and other business enterprises are located on another 118-acre trust site.

In an effort to relieve overcrowded conditions at the existing casino, provide patrons with greater restaurant options and needed overnight accommodations, improve infrastructure and support facilities at the Rancheria and secure economic self-sufficiency, the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians expanded the Cache Creek Indian Bingo and Casino, renamed Cache Creek Casino Resort, and constructed a 200-room hotel and parking garage on reservation lands.