the aboriginal people of the Mono Basin. Small examples can be seen from the Forest Service, that in 1991 worked with the Tribe in protecting the Tribe’s Indian cemetery located in part on Forest Service lands. (18) In 1993, the Forest Service hosted a dedication in honor of the elders of the Kutzadika a Tribe by setting aside a grove of Jeffrey pine trees for traditional purposes and designated the area as the Piaga Park. The Forest Service specifically dedicated the trees in honor of the Mono Lake [Kutzadika a ] Elders who have historically harvested the [Piaga] from the area . (19) In 1996, the National Park Service issued a directive to all Yosemite Entrance Station personnel informing them that members of the Tribe were to be granted entrance to the Yosemite National Park at no cost. More recent examples are the ongoing Federal, State, and county agencies consultations with the Tribe on proposed environmental projects, land management planning, and repatriation of Tribal funerary objects and artifacts under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act when encountered on Federal lands. (20) In 2000, the Tribe partnered with the Mono County Board of Supervisors to seek funding to assist the county in completing a community center in Lee Vining, California. The Tribe was awarded a State Community Development Block Grant from the California Native American Allocation for $475,000, which was used to complete construction of the community center. In exchange for this contribution, the county has dedicated office space to the Tribe and a large meeting room for Tribal general council meetings, and the building is identified as the Mono Lake Indian and Lee Vining Community Center . (21) In 2003, the Tribe adopted a Constitution and other governing documents to formalize its Tribal Government structure, enrollment process, and elections of its leaders. Even without Federal financial assistance to carry out its governmental functions or a land base, the Tribe remains a distinct community both