Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians

[5] Annually, in September, the tribe holds an acorn festival and intertribal gathering.

[6] Awani descendants from Yosemite Valley are also enrolled in the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians.

The Tribe owns, as private property (not Indian Reservation), an additional 1,510.41 acres of land.

The Tribe owns and operates several business in Tuolumne County, the most prominent of which is the Black Oak Casino Resort, which includes a casino, a hotel, an arcade with bowling alley, and several restaurants, bars, and lounges.

Other economic ventures pursued by the Tribe and TEDA, which are often affiliated with Black Oak Casino Resort, but not managed by the Resort, include the Teleli Golf Course, the Westside Pavilion Music & Event Venue, the RV Park at Black Oak, the Bear Creek Gas Station, the Tuolumne Square Shopping Center, and the Native Plant Nursery.

A Tuolumne boy stands next to several acorn silos, 1937