Clarence Atwell Jr.

Clarence Atwell Jr. (November 30, 1945 – February 28, 2013) was an American Tachi Yokuts tribal leader and politician.

[1][2] Atwell has been widely credited with improving the standard of living on the Santa Rosa Rancheria reservation during his 42-year tenure as Chairman of the Tachi Yokuts.

[1] She taught Atwell indigenous Tachi Yokuts traditions and hunting techniques.

As an adult, Clarence Atwell Jr. held bear dances and sweat lodge throughout California.

[1] Clarence Atwell died from cancer at Adventist Medical Center in Hanford, California, on February 28, 2013, at the age of 67.