Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians

The Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians will create an official and tribally sanctioned history of the Tuolumne Me-Wuk People to share with the state and with its neighbors by gathering materials relating to the Me-Wuks from throughout the state's various archives, museums and libraries in response to the State of California's Assembly Bill 738, which has invited federally recognized tribes to prepare comprehensive histories for inclusion in the state's public-school curriculums. The Tribe will create a comprehensive collection of documents pertaining to its history by gathering information at libraries and archives that are known to hold Me-Wuk records, documents, recordings, images, or objects; catalog and make obtained copies available at the Me-Wuks Education Department's library stacks; conduct interviews with identified elders, members and individuals; catalog the interviews with transcripts and make them available to researchers; engage in community-wide discussions and vetting of a draft Tuolumne Me-Wuk History and obtain Community Council sanction for the resulting history; and share the sanctioned history with the State of California as well as assist in the integration of the history into the school curriculums with an emphasis on collaboration with the local school districts.