Andrews said that Tenaya led a band of Paiutes that migrated from the Mono Lake area and settled in villages in Yosemite.

[2] Pinus monophylla or piñon pine has been an important source of food, as were jackrabbits, deer, mountain sheep, and the coloradia Pandora moth.

[8] The Numu (Northern Paiute) language is spoken by a wide number of different tribes, residing across the western United States, from Mono Lake in eastern California, and extending into Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho.

[11] In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, encroachment of non-Natives in their territory disrupted traditional hunting and gathering lifestyles, so members of the tribe relied on the tourist trade.

[11] Many members of the Kucadɨkadɨ band are enrolled in federally recognized Bishop Paiute, Washoe, Yokut, Miwok, and Western Mono tribes.

Others are seeking recognition as the Sierra Southern Miwuk[12] and the Mono Lake Indian Community, headquartered in Lee Vining, California.