They existed here. I exist here, and over 4,000 years ago, the Ahwahnechee people of Ahwahnee Valley existed here.

With towering sequoias and colossal granite peaks, Yosemite National Park is world famous for its veracious landscapes and ...

The page now also includes links to articles about the history of the hotel and its name, and about the Ahwahneechee people.

It was the Ahwahneechee people who first occupied Yosemite for generations, followed by the arrival of Europeans in the mid-1800s, according to the National Park Service.

Except, the “ wilderness ” Muir called Yosemite was already named— Ahwahnee, meaning gaping, mouth-like place —and beloved by the Ahwahneechee people who lived in the grand valley.

Called Tutokanula by the Ahwahneechee people, El Capitan is one of the greatest areas in the world for climbing.

A descendant of the Ahwahnechee people, Lonnie Kauk goes on a personal journey to honour his indigenous Yosemite roots and to connect with his legendary father, Ron, by repeating his iconic climbs.

This topographic feature, part of the homeland of the Ahwahneechee people, played an outsized role in the history of modern environmental politics, fueled foundational debates in geomorphology ...

Three classes of fourth-graders learned about hydrology, geology, ecology and the way the Ahwahnechee people lived during a visit to Yosemite that included hikes to Lower Yosemite Falls and Cook ...

This spring, I met Lonnie Couk in Yosemite Valley at a memorial for a famous rock climber. He told me that his people — the Ahwahneechee — believe their ancestors still reside here. Lonnie ...

A descendant of the Ahwahnechee people, Lonnie Kauk goes on a personal journey to honour his indigenous Yosemite roots and to connect with his legendary father, Ron, by repeating his iconic climbs.