The Tuolumne Economic Development Authority, Inc. (TEDA) is owned and operated as a component unit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians. TEDA is a federally chartered tribal corporation under Section 17 of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, and is governed by the Tuolumne Me-Wuk Tribal Community Council. TEDA was created with the express purpose of aiding the Tribe in financing, developing, constructing, operating and maintaining economic development projects that will further the Tribe’s economic development goals and purposes.

A seven-member Board of Directors selected by the Tribal Community Council is responsible for overseeing and carrying out duties proscribed under TEDA’s Corporate Charter and Bylaws, while TEDA’s day-to-day operations are managed by its Chief Executive Officer.