Cultural preservation is an important goal for protection of cultural resources, traditional perspectives and the maintenance of the Kootzaduka’a language.
Cultural preservation is multifaceted. The Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Indian Community Cultural Preservation Association is engaged in cultural site recordation, collection of herbarium vouchers of important plant species, consultation with agencies and organizations to protect cultural resources that are threatened by development and climate change.
The Cultural Preservation Association organizes traditional walks with neighboring tribes as one way of passing down traditional knowledge and experiences to tribal members.
The Cultural Preservation Association trains Tribal Monitors to assist federal and county governments on the implementation of projects within the Kootzaduka’a traditional homeland.
The Cultural Preservation Association partners with others to bring back traditional land management practices, such as cultural burning, that restore damaged landscapes while supporting such things as vegetation management that enhances productivity and form needed to carry out traditional activities such as basketmaking.
The Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Tribe is currently working on seeking federal recognition and a land base within the Mono Basin for the Tribe.