Sutter County Culture Essay

Over the past 400 years Sutter County has diversified culturally. It started off as the land of the Nisenan tribe, who were a subdivision of the Maidu tribe, but now people of various cultures call it home. These people include Hispanics, Asians, African Americans, Native Americans, etc. This diversification has occurred due to many historical events and technological innovations. At first most of the land in Sutter County would be under water for many months in a year due to flooding caused by the Feather River, so the Nisenan tribe would live in the Sutter Buttes. When John Sutter came to Sutter County and applied various agricultural techniques, many people were attracted to come to this fertile land. One of the major events that attracted

people from all over the nation is the Gold Rush. John Sutter’s discovery of gold led to the migration of individuals from various parts of the nation, and many of these migrants settled in the Sacramento Valley region. Many people, who came with a desire to find gold but were disappointed, settled in Sutter County due to its fertile soil and agriculture. They were able to build irrigation systems to help their agricultural business thrive. The thriving business of agriculture and the jobs it produced attracted immigrants from all over the world.
The immigrants that came to Sutter County brought along with them many aspects of their homeland’s culture.

An example of this is the Sikh parade which occurs in Yuba City every year. This parade is a representation of the culture that Indians had to leave behind in order to find new opportunities since in India there are many festivals similar to this one. This has become a part of the culture in Sutter County, and now the residents of other ethnicities in Sutter County also join the parade and enjoy the festivities. Another example of this would be Sutter County’s restaurants are based on foods from various cultures. These restaurants were started so individuals far from their motherland could feel connected by eating their native food. Now these restaurants are visited by people who belong to a wide array of cultures. This once again portrays how an aspect of one culture has become part of Sutter County’s culture. Imagining Sutter County without Mexican food means I will not have my favorite diner here, which shows the effects of a culture on the people of Sutter County since I am a Indian. There is a major intermixing of cultures in Sutter County. For example, at the sikh parade they have a clown for kids to be entertained, even though this is not an Indian tradition. As you can see the intermixing of cultures is leading to a progression of culture that is changing as individuals from one culture explore another and become

intertwined.
Sutter County’s culture has transformed from being formed by the culture of Native Americans to the culture that has been enriched by various ethnicities. The intermixing of cultures can be seen in various aspects of daily life in Sutter County. The cultural journey of Sutter County is multifaceted, so in order to explore the cultural changes that have taken place you have to analyze the cultures of the individuals that have immigrated to this land. In Sutter County the progression of culture has been continuous and it is still occurring, so there is no way to define its culture except for it adapts every culture brought into its grasp.