▁Ran cher ias . ▁Till ie ▁Hard wick ▁was ▁successful ▁and ▁sevent een ▁tribes ▁which ▁were ▁formally ▁terminated ▁won ▁formal ▁recognition ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁government . ▁ ▁Federal ▁recognition ▁of ▁Pin ole ville ▁P omo ▁Nation ▁- ▁ 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Pin ole ville ▁P omo ▁Nation ▁adopted ▁their ▁own ▁constitution ▁and ▁elected ▁seven ▁officials ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁trib al ▁council ▁with ▁four ▁year ▁terms . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Pin ole ville ▁P omo ▁Nation ▁signed ▁a ▁Title ▁IV ▁compact ▁with ▁the ▁US ▁government ▁and ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁Self - G overn ance ▁Tri be . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁H ous ing ▁ ▁Winter ▁sh el ters ▁( t ca ) ▁were ▁hem is pher ical , ▁with ▁flo ors ▁sun ken ▁a ▁foot ▁or ▁so ▁into ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁walls ▁w oven ▁of ▁will ow , ▁that ched ▁with ▁thick ▁grass , ▁t ules , ▁or ▁will ow . ▁ ▁These ▁might ▁house ▁anywhere ▁from ▁one ▁to ▁five ▁families . ▁ ▁They ▁also ▁built ▁small ▁swe at ▁houses ▁( t ca - ne ), ▁which ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁meeting ▁places ▁or ▁warm ▁winter ▁qu arters ▁for ▁men . ▁The ▁main ▁villages ▁had ▁large ▁meeting ▁houses , ▁or ▁round h ouses , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁could ▁hold ▁several ▁hundred ▁people ▁for ▁cer emon ies ▁and ▁d ances . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁cam ps , ▁a ▁br ush ▁shelter ▁su